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	Gold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gold is a chemical element in the periodic table with the symbol Au (from the Latin aurum) and atomic number 79.
		Gold is used in restorative dentistry especially in tooth restorations such as crowns and permanent bridges as its slight maliablity makes a superior molar mating surface to other teeth, unlike a harder ceramic crown.
		Economic gold extraction can be achieved from ore grades as little as 0.5 g/1000 kg (0.5 ppm) on average in large easily mined deposits, typical ore grades in open-pit mines are 1–5 g/1000 kg (1-5 ppm), ore grades in underground or hard rock mines are usually at least 3 g/1000 kg (3 ppm) on average.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold (3536 words)

	international monetary fund - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization responsible for managing the global financial system and for providing loans to its member states to help alleviate balance of payments problems.
		The principle architects of the IMF at the Bretton Woods Conference were Fabian Society member John Maynard Keynes and the Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, Harry Dexter White.
		It is sometimes referred to as "a Bretton Woods institution", along with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the World Bank, its twin organization.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/International-Monetary-Fund (1523 words)

	Gold standard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gold would remain the metal of monetary reserve accounting until the collapse of the Bretton Woods agreement in 1971, and remains an important hedge against the actions of central banks and governments, a means of maintaining general liquidity, and as a store of value.
		The primary Spanish gold unit of account was the escudo, and the basic coin the 8 "escudos" piece, or "doblón", which was originally set at 27.4680 grams of 22 carat (92%) gold, using current measures, and was valued at 16 times the equivalent weight of silver.
		However, gold reserves are held in significant quantity by many nations as a means of defending their currency, and hedging against the US Dollar, which forms the bulk of liquid currency reserves.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_standard (7748 words)

	International Monetary Fund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by monitoring exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked.
		Headquarters building of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. The IMF describes itself as "an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty".
		To conserve dwindling reserves of gold and foreign exchange, some countries curtailed foreign imports, some devalued their currencies, and some introduced complicated restrictions on foreign exchange accounts held by their citizens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Monetary_Fund (2756 words)

	Gold Fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		International Monetary Fund gold reserve refers to 3,217 tonnes of gold held by IMF.
		The reserve was contributed by rich countries which no longer borrow from IMF :: Hmm, it seems like IMF sold some gold in the past "Between 1976 and 1980 about one-third of the Fund's gold holdings were sold at public auction to benefit the member developing countries.
		Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds are funds allocated by the European Union for two related purposes: support for the poorer regions of Europe, and support for integrating European infrastructure, especially in the transport sector.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/87/gold-fund.html (741 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : European Monetary System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		European Monetary System (EMS) was an arrangement established in 1979 where most nations of the European Union (EU) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one another.
		In the early 1990s the European Monetary System was strained by the differing economic policies and conditions of its members, especially the newly reunified Germany, and Britain permanently withdrew from the system.
		The European Monetary System was no longer a functional arrangement in May 1998 as the member countries fixed their mutual exchange rates when participating in the euro.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /European_Monetary_System (326 words)

	Factsheet - Gold in the IMF
		Gold played a central role in the international monetary system until the collapse of the BrettonWoods system of fixed exchange rates in 1973.
		However, it is still an important asset in the reserve holdings of a number of countries, and the IMF remains one of the largest official holders of gold in the world.
		The IMF's total gold holdings are valued on its balance sheet at SDR 5.9 billion (about $9 billion) on the basis of historical cost.
	www.imf.org /external/np/exr/facts/gold.htm (900 words)

	Gold Mutual Funds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For most funds, the NAV is determined daily, after the close of trading on some specified financial exchange, but some funds update their NAV multiple times during the trading day.
		The mutual fund scandal of 2003 was the result of the discovery of both illegal and unethical trading practices on the part of certain hedge fund and mutual fund companies.
		Multiple funds in a family can be part of the same corporate structure; that is, one underlying corporation or business trust may divide itself into more than one fund, each of which issues shares separately.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/87/gold-mutual-funds.html (1070 words)

	What Is the International Monetary Fund?
		Nations hoarded gold and money that could be converted into gold, further contracting the amount and frequency of monetary transactions between nations, eliminating jobs, and lowering living standards.
		It came to an end in the early 1970s, however, when U.S. gold reserves proved inadequate to meet the demand for gold in exchange for the dollars presented by those who regarded gold at $35 an ounce to be an irresistible bargain.
		This mechanism is funded by voluntary contributions from member countries that, in a spirit of cooperation, forgo the market rate of interest they could otherwise have obtained on those funds.
	www.imfsite.org /operations/driscoll998.html (7327 words)

	International Monetary Fund - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Of all UN member states only North Korea, Cuba, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, Tuvalu and Nauru are either integrated and represented by other member states or choose not to participate.
		The principal architects of the IMF at the Bretton Woods Conference were Fabian Society member John Maynard Keynes and the Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, Harry Dexter White.
		It is sometimes referred to as "a Bretton Woods institution", along with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the World Bank.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/IMF (1562 words)

	The International Monetary Fund: Outdated, Ineffective, and Unnecessary
		Because the IMF relies on occasional replenishment of funds from donors, and since the last replenishment occurred in 1992, it is likely to seek a new replenishment soon.
		The terms "IMF" and "Fund" are used interchangeably throughout this paper to refer to the International Monetary Fund.
		The SDR is an international reserve, interest-bearing asset created by the IMF in 1969, and is a unit of account on all IMF transactions.
	www.heritage.org /Research/InternationalOrganizations/BG1113.cfm (5057 words)

	International Monetary Fund
		Reflecting the expansionary fiscal and monetary stance, inflation accelerated, rising from 1 percent during 1996 (December-December) to 16 percent during 1997, or form a slight decline in 1996 on a year-on-year basis to 7 percent in 1997.
		Secondly, the small state banks through which the funds are channeled are known to be week institutions that lack the capacity to make adequate assessments of borrowers' credit risks and have insufficient capital bases to face loan defaults.
		Turning to the balance of payments outlook, the growth of imports is expected to remain brisk in 1998, owing to the government's purchase of coast guard equipment under the loans from Spain and to government investment expenditures pertaining to the bridges and housing projects, as well as to foreign direct investment.
	www.parbo.com /information/imf.html (4567 words)

	International Monetary Fund - SourceWatch
		The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution (IFI) which monitors the international financial system and provides loans to developing country member-states with balance-of-payments problems.
		Monitor an international system of fixed exchange rates based on the value of the US dollar which would be pegged to the value of gold, with the goal of ensuring international monetary stability; and
		The loans were to be made from a large gold reserve, and from contributions from the Fund’s members, based on the relative size of their economies.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=IMF (1524 words)

	AEI - Short Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Gold sales by the IMF are one option that has been proposed.
		The gold should be returned to the members and revalued by them.
		The Fund’s own research suggests that much of the time countries did not implement the conditions to which they agreed to get a loan.
	www.aei.org /publications/filter.all,pubID.22621/pub_detail.asp (1589 words)

	Exchange Stabilization Fund and Federal Reserve Gold Market
		Provides direction to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York concerning Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) operations under the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury officials who are delegated such authority to assure that operations of the Federal Reserve System concerning the ESF are coordinated.
		Thus, gold under the swap arrangement remains to be part of reserves and a liability is deemed incurred corresponding to the proceeds of the swap.
		Following the recommendations set out in the IMF operational guidelines of the "Data Template on International Reserve and Foreign Currency Liquidity" which were developed in 1999, all reversible gold transactions, including gold swaps, are recorded as collateralised loans in balance of payments and international investment position statistics.
	www.silverbearcafe.com /private/esfexam.html (3227 words)

	Youth Fund Raiser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Commonly, a youth is defined as being somewhere between age 12 and age 25, with different countries and administrativeregions choosing more narrow definitions within that frame.
		Hedge fund 1: '' has come to mean any unregistered investment fund, often characterized by unconventional strategi 3: today's hedge fund s, although virtually all hedge fund managers charge an investment management fee of b 5: as a "fashionable" type of investing, since hedge fund s saw large inflows of money during that time.
		International Monetary Fund 1: 16pxrightThe flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2: The International Monetary Fund ('''IMF''') is the international organization 35: are also directed toward International Monetary Fund gold reserve being undervalued.
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	FT.com - Special Reports / World Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		They were to facilitate and foster the growth of international trade, promote stable exchange rates and encourage international monetary co-operation.
		It should facilitate the expansion and growth of international trade, particularly through the elimination of foreign exchange restrictions, and push exchange stability as well as helping to establish a multilateral system of payments between members.
		The fund aims to make resources available to members, providing them with opportunities to correct maladjustments in their balance of payments without resorting to destructive measures.
	specials.ft.com /worldeconomy2000/FT3OVFXDLDC.html (1102 words)

	What Is The International Monetary Fund?
		The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that provides financial assistance and advice to member countries.
		It was created to supplement the international reserves of the time, which were gold and the U.S. dollar.
		The funds were injected into Korea's foreign reserves in order to boost the local currency, thereby helping the country avoid a damaging devaluation.
	www.investopedia.com /articles/03/030703.asp (1508 words)

	Recent Bailouts and Reform of the International Monetary Fund
		Monetary policy aimed to prevent a spiral of depreciation and inflation....Fiscal policy aimed to complement monetary policy, and to make room in the budget for the costs of bank restructuring....
		At a December, 1998 seminar, "a senior IMF official conceded that the Fund had made some judgments 'too quickly' and had mistakenly thought that it was seeing a repeat of past currency crises, particularly the one that Mexico had in 1995" (Sanger, 1998).
		For the moment, interest centers on the suggestion that one of the "lessons" of the Asian crisis is that unimpeded international capital flows may be "destabilizing" and that, therefore, capital controls should be imposed.
	www.house.gov /jec/imf/roth.htm (10737 words)

	International Monetary Fund : search word
		The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund ('''IMF''') is the international organization responsible for managing the global financial system and for providing loans to its member states to help alleviate balance of payments problems.
		In return, the countries who are helped are obliged to launch certain "reforms," such as privatizations of government enterprises.
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	MONETARY EXCHANGE: Unit Monetery exchange Conversion - Monettary exchange International fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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	Glossary of research economics
		A bank note was a risky, perpetual debt claim on a bank which paid no interest, and could be redeemed on demand at the original bank, usually in gold.
		The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, now called the World Bank, was planned at the meetings.
		To study monetary phenomena, a class of models was made in which money was required to make purchases of other goods.
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	Berger Fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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	www.vermontreview.com /edge/20015-bergerfund.html (395 words)

	IMF Finances
		Financial Risk in the Fund and the Level of Precautionary Balances
		SDR Allocations and Holdings Member data on SDRs, the international reserve asset created by the IMF
		IMF Executive Board Reviews Fund's Income Position, Sets Rate of Charge for FY 2007 and Approves Establishment of an Investment Account, May 4, 2006
	www.imf.org /external/fin.htm (265 words)

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