[20050503]RS22134_国际金融机构：资助美国参与.pdf

1 For information on the IMF and the multilateral development banks, see CRS Report RL32364,The International Monetary Fund: Organization, Functions, and Role in the InternationalEconomy, and CRS Report RS20793, Multilateral Development Banks: Basic Background. Forinformation on the U.S. policy process, see CRS Report RS20791, Multilateral DevelopmentBanks: Procedures for U.S. Participation. For information on the amounts contributed to eachMDB, see CRS Report RS20792, Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY1990-2002. 2 This includes the first two U.S. payments to the IBRD, which were funded by a public debttransaction rather than by appropriations. It also include $525 million IDB Social Progress TrustFund, an account funded by the United States in 1961 and administered by the IDB. The U.S.quota in the IMF stands at about 37.15 billion SDR. The Special Drawing Right (SDR) is theIMFs unit of account. Based on prevailing exchange rates, the value of the U.S. quota at the endof 2004 was about $55 billion. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22134May 3, 2005International Financial Instituti