Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : United Nations
The correct answer is United Nations. - The United Nations is not associated to Bretton Woods institutions.
- The Bretton Woods Institutions were set up at a meeting of 43 countries in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA in July 1944.
- Their aims were to help rebuild the shattered post-war economy and to promote international economic cooperation.
- The goal of the meeting was to establish a framework for economic cooperation and development that would lead to a more stable and prosperous global economy.
- WTO, IMF, and World Bank are Bretton Woods institutions.
- Under the Bretton Woods System, gold was the basis for the U.S. dollar and other currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar’s value.
- The Bretton Woods System effectively came to an end in the early 1970s when President Richard M. Nixon announced that the U.S. would no longer exchange gold for U.S. currency.
- The IMF and World Bank collaborate on a routine basis and at many levels to assist member countries, including joint participation in several initiatives.
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