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Article: Bretton Woods Conference
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BRETTON WOODS CONFERENCE
BRETTON WOODS CONFERENCE,
also known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, held in New Hampshire in July 1944, was attended by forty-four nations. The conference was held to make plans for post
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World War II international economic cooperation similar to the groundwork for political cooperation laid by the Atlantic Charter. The delegates reached agreement on an International Monetary Fund to promote exchange stability and expansion of international trade ...