Important facts:
Important facts Who ??? 730 delegates from 44 Allied nations Where ??? At the Mount Washington Hotel, situated in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire Why ??? To regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II. When ??? 1 July to 22 July 1944 Achievements: Agreements were signed to set up 1. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), 2. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 3. The International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Bretton Woods system of exchange rate management was set up . Mount Washington Hotel
Failed proposals :
Failed proposals International Trade Organization The ITO charter was agreed on at the U.N. Conference on Trade and Employment (held in Havana, Cuba, in March 1948), but was not ratified by the U.S. Senate. As a result, the ITO never came into existence. International Clearing Union John Maynard Keynes proposed the ICU as a way to regulate the balance of trade. The ICU would effectively be a bank with its own currency (the "bancor"), exchangeable with national currencies at a fixed rate. Nations would be the unit for accounting between nations, so their trade deficits or surpluses could be measured by it.
John Maynard Keynes (right) represented the UK at the conference, and Harry Dexter White represented the US.:
John Maynard Keynes (right) represented the UK at the conference, and Harry Dexter White represented the US.