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It contains no company-supplied press-room material; any company press room is published separately and is never merged into this record.","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T10:06:14.836Z","citation":"Good Morning Maldives, \"International Monetary Fund (IMF)\", independent record (graded), retrieved 29 October 2026, www.goodmorningmaldives.com/entities/international-monetary-fund","entity":{"name":"International Monetary Fund (IMF)","legalName":null,"type":"Multilateral / regional organisation","url":"https://www.goodmorningmaldives.com/entities/international-monetary-fund","website":"https://www.imf.org","sameAs":["https://www.imf.org"],"established":null,"dissolved":null},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-29","recordRevision":null,"revisions":[],"grades":{"C":"Confirmed: primary document, official statement or two independent outlets","R":"Reported: one reputable outlet, not independently confirmed","CL":"Claimed: stated by the company, a government or an interested party","D":"Disputed: sources conflict"},"keyFacts":[{"id":"maldives-membership","url":"https://www.goodmorningmaldives.com/entities/international-monetary-fund#fact-maldives-membership","label":"Maldives membership","value":"13 January 1978.","asOf":null,"grade":"C","sources":[1]},{"id":"maldives-quota","url":"https://www.goodmorningmaldives.com/entities/international-monetary-fund#fact-maldives-quota","label":"Maldives quota","value":"SDR 21.2 million. 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