### Question
How is the term international financial institutions defined?


### Answer
The term **international financial institutions** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 262r* as the following:

> the International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, African Development Bank, African Development Fund, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank [1](#262r_1_target) Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa,,[2](#262r_2_target) and Inter-American Investment Corporation

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 262r*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.**

