International Monetary Fund
Headquarters: Washington, D.C. (U S)
Managing director: Christine Lagarde
Official languages: English, French, and Spanish
Formation
Charter Adopted: July 22, 1944 (67 years ago)
Entered into force: December 27, 1945 (66 years ago)
Membership: 187 Nations
World Bank
Headquarters: Washington, D.C. (U S)
President: Jim Yong Kim
Founded in: 1944
Membership: 188 countries (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
172 countries (International Development Association)
World Trade Organization
Formation: January 1, 1995
successor organization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), commenced in 1948
Headquarters: Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland
Membership: 157 member states
Official languages: English, French, Spanish
Director-General: Pascal Lamy
Asian Development Bank
Formation: August 22, 1966
Headquarters: Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Membership: 67 member states
President: Haruhiko Kuroda
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