These Q&As cover recent questions about the SDR valuation review. For additional background and basic facts please refer to the SDR factsheet. Q1. What is the importance of the SDR valuation review ...

The IMF publishes illustrative currency amounts in the lead up to the transition date to assist SDR users in preparing for the changeover to the new SDR valuation basket. The table below shows ...

(1) The value of the U.S. dollar in terms of the SDR is the recip rocal of the sum of the dollar values, based on market exchange rates, of specified quant ities of the first four currencies shown.

Spain champions the call to step up the impact of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG)’s enhanced framework for scaled-up climate ...

The International Monetary Fund could mitigate the worst effects of the sovereign-debt crisis currently engulfing the world’s poorest economies with a fresh allocation of its reserve asset, special ...