IMF Agreement Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (Bretton Woods)
Section 1: Location of offices
The principal office of the Fund shall be located in the territory of the member having the largest quota, and agencies or branch offices may be established in the territories of other members.
Section 2: Depositories
(a) Each member shall designate its central bank as a depository for all the Fund’s holdings of its currency, or if it has no central bank it shall designate such other institution as may be acceptable to the Fund.
(b) The Fund may hold other assets, including gold, in the depositories designated by the five members having the largest quotas and in such other designated depositories as the Fund may select. Initially, at least one-half of the holdings of the Fund shall be held in the depository designated by the member in whose territories the Fund has its prin cipal office and at least forty percent shall be held in the depositories designated by the remaining four members referred to above. However, all transfers of gold by the Fund shall be made with due regard to the costs of transport and anticipated requirements of the Fund. In an emer gency the Executive Board may transfer all or any part of the Fund’s gold holdings to any place where they can be adequately protected.
Section 3: Guarantee of the Fund’s assets
Each member guarantees all assets of the Fund against loss resulting from failure or default on the part of the depository designated by it.
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