By IANS,
New Delhi : India’s quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be increased to 2.75 percent from the current 2.44 percent in view of the changing global economic balances. This will make India the eighth largest quota holding country at IMF and give it more say in international economic affairs.
“India’s quota share at the IMF will increase from 2.44 percent to 2.75 percent, making it the eighth largest quota holding country at the International Monetary Fund,” the finance ministry said in a statement.
The union cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday approved the proposal to increase the quotas in the IMF that would give India a bigger say in international economic affairs.
The change in quotas in the IMF is a part of the 14th general review of quotas of the multilateral funding institution. The exercise has to be completed by January 2013.
“When the fourteenth general review of quotas becomes effective, it will result in a major realignment of quota shares among members to better reflect the global realities,” a finance ministry statement said.
All the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – will now be among the 10 largest quota shareholders at the IMF.