What is the function of the International Monetary Fund, in the promotion of development?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the central institution of the international monetary system found to encourage international financial stability. Particularly this lends to member countries along with balance of payments problems to:

• Re-establish short run stability and

• Assists long term adjustment and reform policies intend at correcting the underlying problems

The role of the International Monetary Fund is evolving. Provide short run balance of payment and swap rate crisis are caused by underlying problems into the structure of a country, the IMF insists upon Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) like a condition of assist to tackle structural problems into an LDC conditionality.