The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Br
Mount Washington Hotel
The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference held at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, on 1–22 July 1944
Bretton Woods Conference room
Bretton Woods Conference Participating Nations Flag Display Case located within the Gold Room at the Mount Washington Hotel. Some flags pictured are not respective of the flags used by the participants at the time.
The International Monetary Fund is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C. It consists of 191 member countries, and its
Bretton Woods Conference
…by member governments, established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, later part of the World Bank Group) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This led to what was called the Bretton Woods system for international commercial and financial relations. Multilateral economic cooperation…
Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Plaque Commemorating the Formation of the IMF in July 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference
The Gold Room within the Mount Washington Hotel, where the Bretton Woods Conference attendees signed the agreements creating the IMF and World Bank
First page of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, 1 March 1946, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives