WASHINGTON: China is set to leapfrog industrial powers Germany, France and Britain to become the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) second or third most powerful member under plans being discussed to give emerging nations greater influence.
The shake-up under discussion by IMF member countries would give many large emerging economies, including Brazil, Russia, India, South Korea and Turkey more voting power at the fund, according to an IMF document obtained by Reuters.
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