Bretton Woods Conference

1944 CE · ABD · economic

In July 1944, at the international conference convened in the town of Bretton Woods in the United States, the foundations of the post-war world economic order were laid.

The conference paved the way for the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, and an international monetary system was created in which exchange rates were tied to the U.S. dollar and gold. The Bretton Woods system defined the framework of the global financial order for decades after the war.

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In July 1944, at the international conference convened in the town of Bretton Woods in the United States, the foundations of the post-war world economic order were laid.
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1944 CE
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