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

The IMF was created out of the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 in the US.

From BBC

At war's end, he criticized the Bretton Woods conference, from which emerged the financial institutions that laid the foundation for unprecedented prosperity in Europe and America.

From Salon

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

Since it was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference, the IMF has seen many crises, but nothing like this one.

From The Guardian