The United Kingdom joined the IMF on December 27, 1945, becoming one of the first 40 nations to join the global organization.[1][2][non-primary source needed] The intention of the IMF was to help rebuild the economies' of Europe following World War II and promote the missions of global cooperation and economic growth established at the Bretton Woods Conference.[3][non-primary source needed] The UK currently holds 4.03 percent of the total votes for the IMF and a 20,155.1 (in million of SDR's) quota.[4][non-primary source needed]
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- ^ "IMF Timeline". IMF. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "IMF Members' Quotas and Voting Power, and IMF Board of Governors". IMF. Retrieved 2023-07-26.