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GENERAL ACCOUNT QUOTA [2 records]

Record 1 1992-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

A member has a reserve tranche position in the IMF [International Monetary Fund] to the extend that its quota exceeds the IMF's holdings of its currency in the General Resources Account...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

Un État membre dispose d'une tranche de réserve au FMI [Fonds monétaire international] dans la mesure où les avoirs du FMI dans la monnaie détenus au Compte des ressources générales [...] sont inférieurs à sa quote-part.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

A country's quota in the General Account determines its voting power in the [International Monetary] Fund and the scale of its access to the Fund's resources. Canada's quota was initially set at the equivalent of SDR [Special Drawing Rights] 300 million in February 1947; subsequently, increases in members’ quotas have brought Canada's quota up to SDR 2, 941. 0 million or 3. 3 per cent of total subscriptions to the Fund.

Key term(s)
  • General Account quota

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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