IMF Legal Framework: An Introduction (LFIx)

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Session No.: OL 25.11
Location: Course conducted online
Date: September 24, 2025 - November 5, 2025 (6 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: English
Qualifications: Participants would typically hold degrees in law, economics/finance, public policy, international relations and related fields.

Lawyers, economists and other professionals from central banks, ministries of finance, justice and foreign affairs, and other agencies with responsibility for legal aspects of relations with the IMF.
Academics, policy makers, international organization staff and members of the public interested in understanding the IMF's legal framework.

The course is an online essential guide to the legal foundations of the IMF.
Coverage includes the IMF's mandate and purposes, governance and financial structure, key powers and core functions such as lending, surveillance and capacity development and other activities.

Explain the purposes and functions of the IMF, including the rationale for its establishment and its distinction from other international financial institutions (IFIs).
Describe the IMF's legal framework, decision-making processes, and financial structure, including the role of quotas, borrowing arrangements, and Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).
Understand the legal basis for the IMF's main activities and functions, in particular, financial assistance/lending, surveillance, and capacity development.
Recognize the rights, duties, and obligations of IMF member countries and the legal limits of the Fund's operations.
Explore how emerging topics intersect with the IMF's legal framework.