Should China Have a Larger Stake in the International Monetary Fund?

Pedestrians walk past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters on April 12, 2024, in Washington, DC, ahead of the IMF/World Bank 2024 Spring Meetings. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual Spring Meetings got underway in Washington, D.C., on Monday. These two institutions’ stakeholders will spend the week grappling with issues ranging from debt to climate change and global governance.

One issue that won’t be on the agenda but is still on many people’s minds is how power in these organizations is distributed.

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