Bretton Woods Conference

American  

[bret-n] / ˈbrɛt n /

noun

1. an international conference called at Bretton Woods, N.H., in July 1944 to deal with international monetary and financial problems: resulted in the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Bretton Woods Conference British  

/ ˈbrɛtən /

noun

1. an international monetary conference held in 1944 at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, which resulted in the establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

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Example Sentences

The US is the largest shareholder in both the Fund and the Bank, institutions which were created by the post-war Bretton Woods Conference 80 years ago.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

The IMF was created in 1944 at the United Nations Bretton Woods Conference — one of its missions is lending to maintain the financial stability of countries.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

The SDR is an essential ingredient in the international monetary order that John Maynard Keynes advocated during the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2020

Momentous events have happened here, such as the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, at which the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were established.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2019

The IMF and World Bank were at the center of the post-World War Two monetary order created by the United States and Europe at the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire in 1944.

From Reuters • Apr. 22, 2015