Why do we need the IMF?
Smoothing the bumps in the flow of foreign exchange

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Now we can hardly keep up with orders for our products! You spend your loan to renovate the old can-opener factory. A celebrity TV chef in Zedland endorses the can-openers made at the updated plant. People all over the world want one.

Your exports of this product grow and you have more hard currency. A grateful President promotes you to Prime Minister.

During your term as Prime Minister, exports finally exceed imports. The head of Yak's central bank tells you, "Congratulations! We achieved a trade surplus. That will let us meet the payments on our loan from the Old Money Bank of New Bells!" Your brilliantly successful economic policy earns you international praise.

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