Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation

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Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)
Signed at
Signed on
25 May 1955
In force on
20 July 1956

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BANGLADESH
  7. BARBADOS
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BELIZE
  10. BENIN
  11. BOLIVIA
  12. BOTSWANA
  13. BRAZIL
  14. BURMA
  15. BURUNDI
  16. CAMEROON
  17. CANADA
  18. CEYLON
  19. CHILE
  20. CHINA
  21. COLOMBIA
  22. CONGO
  23. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  24. COSTA RICA
  25. CUBA
  26. CYPRUS
  27. DENMARK
  28. DJIBOUTI
  29. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  30. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  31. ECUADOR
  32. EGYPT
  33. EL SALVADOR
  34. ETHIOPIA
  35. Fiji
  36. FINLAND
  37. FRANCE
  38. GABON
  39. GAMBIA THE
  40. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  41. GHANA
  42. GREECE
  43. GRENADA
  44. GUATEMALA
  45. GUINEA
  46. GUINEA BISSAU
  47. GUYANA
  48. HAITI
  49. HONDURAS
  50. HUNGARY
  51. ICELAND
  52. INDIA
  53. INDONESIA
  54. IRAN
  55. IRAQ
  56. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  57. ISRAEL
  58. ITALY
  59. IVORY COAST
  60. JAMAICA
  61. JAPAN
  62. JORDAN
  63. KENYA
  64. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  65. KUWAIT
  66. LEBANON
  67. LESOTHO
  68. LIBERIA
  69. LIBYA
  70. LUXEMBOURG
  71. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  72. MALAWI
  73. MALAYA
  74. MALDIVES
  75. MALI
  76. MAURITANIA
  77. MAURITIUS
  78. MEXICO
  79. MICRONESIA
  80. MOROCCO
  81. MOZAMBIQUE
  82. NEPAL
  83. NETHERLANDS THE
  84. NEW ZEALAND
  85. NICARAGUA
  86. NIGER
  87. NIGERIA
  88. NORWAY
  89. OMAN
  90. PAKISTAN
  91. PANAMA
  92. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  93. PARAGUAY
  94. PERU
  95. PHILIPPINES
  96. PORTUGAL
  97. RWANDA
  98. SAINT LUCIA
  99. SAUDI ARABIA
  100. SENEGAL
  101. SEYCHELLES
  102. SIERRA LEONE
  103. SINGAPORE
  104. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  105. SOMALIA
  106. SOUTH AFRICA
  107. SPAIN
  108. SUDAN
  109. SWAZILAND
  110. SWEDEN
  111. SYRIA
  112. TANGANYIKA
  113. THAILAND
  114. TOGO
  115. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  116. TUNISIA
  117. TURKEY
  118. UGANDA
  119. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  120. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  121. UNITED KINGDOM
  122. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  123. UPPER VOLTA
  124. URUGUAY
  125. VANUATU
  126. VENEZUELA
  127. VIETNAM
  128. WESTERN SAMOA
  129. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  130. YUGOSLAVIA
  131. ZAIRE
  132. ZAMBIA
  133. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Acceptance 23 September 1957
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Signature 15 April 1987
ARGENTINA Acceptance 13 October 1959
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 23 December 1955
AUSTRIA Signature 2 December 1955
AUSTRIA Acceptance 28 September 1956
BANGLADESH Acceptance 18 June 1976
BARBADOS Acceptance 25 June 1980
BELGIUM Acceptance 27 December 1956
BELIZE Acceptance 19 March 1982
BENIN Signature 5 February 1987
BOLIVIA Acceptance 2 April 1956
BOTSWANA Acceptance 23 March 1979
BRAZIL Signature 27 January 1956
BRAZIL Acceptance 31 December 1956
BURMA Acceptance 3 December 1956
BURUNDI Acceptance 28 November 1979
CAMEROON Acceptance 1 October 1974
CANADA Signature 25 October 1955
CANADA Acceptance 25 October 1955
CEYLON Acceptance 27 February 1956
CHILE Signature 25 May 1955
CHILE Acceptance 15 April 1957
CHINA Acceptance 15 January 1969
COLOMBIA Signature 25 May 1955
COLOMBIA Acceptance 16 July 1956
CONGO Acceptance 15 April 1970
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 1 October 1980
COSTA RICA Signature 25 May 1955
COSTA RICA Acceptance 5 January 1956
CUBA Signature 25 May 1955
CUBA Acceptance 6 September 1957
CUBA Withdrawal 14 November 1960
CYPRUS Acceptance 2 March 1962
DENMARK Acceptance 18 June 1956
DJIBOUTI Acceptance 1 October 1980
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Acceptance 29 September 1980
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 25 May 1955
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 21 February 1956
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Withdrawal 1 December 1960
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Re-Application 31 October 1961
ECUADOR Signature 1 June 1955
ECUADOR Acceptance 5 December 1955
EGYPT Acceptance 16 December 1955
EL SALVADOR Acceptance 4 May 1956
ETHIOPIA Acceptance 26 January 1956
Fiji Acceptance 12 July 1979
FINLAND Acceptance 22 June 1956
FRANCE Acceptance 20 July 1956
GABON Acceptance 20 October 1970
GAMBIA THE Acceptance 19 September 1983
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 20 July 1956
GHANA Acceptance 3 April 1958
GREECE Signature 25 May 1955
GREECE Acceptance 26 September 1957
GRENADA Acceptance 27 August 1975
GUATEMALA Signature 25 May 1955
GUATEMALA Acceptance 14 March 1956
GUINEA Signature 22 October 1982
GUINEA Acceptance 22 October 1982
GUINEA BISSAU Acceptance 25 March 1977
GUYANA Acceptance 4 January 1967
HAITI Signature 25 May 1955
HAITI Acceptance 9 March 1956
HONDURAS Signature 25 May 1955
HONDURAS Acceptance 16 April 1956
HUNGARY Signature 29 April 1985
ICELAND Signature 18 August 1955
ICELAND Acceptance 18 August 1955
INDIA Signature 19 October 1955
INDIA Acceptance 18 April 1956
INDONESIA Acceptance 28 December 1956
INDONESIA Withdrawal 6 November 1961
INDONESIA Re-Application 23 April 1968
IRAN Acceptance 28 December 1956
IRAQ Signature 9 November 1956
IRAQ Acceptance 27 December 1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 11 September 1958
ISRAEL Acceptance 26 September 1956
ITALY Acceptance 27 December 1956
IVORY COAST Acceptance 11 March 1963
JAMAICA Acceptance 31 March 1964
JAPAN Acceptance 15 June 1956
JORDAN Acceptance 28 May 1956
KENYA Acceptance 3 February 1964
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 16 March 1964
KUWAIT Acceptance 13 September 1962
LEBANON Acceptance 28 December 1956
LESOTHO Acceptance 29 September 1972
LIBERIA Acceptance 28 March 1962
LIBYA Acceptance 18 September 1958
LUXEMBOURG Signature 26 September 1956
LUXEMBOURG Acceptance 4 October 1956
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Acceptance 27 September 1963
MALAWI Acceptance 19 July 1965
MALAYA Acceptance 20 March 1958
MALDIVES Acceptance 2 February 1983
MALI Acceptance 9 May 1978
MAURITANIA Acceptance 29 December 1967
MAURITIUS Acceptance 23 September 1968
MEXICO Signature 25 May 1955
MEXICO Acceptance 30 December 1955
MICRONESIA Signature 24 June 1993
MOROCCO Acceptance 30 August 1962
MOZAMBIQUE Signature 24 September 1984
NEPAL Acceptance 7 January 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 8 December 1955
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 28 December 1956
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 31 August 1961
NICARAGUA Signature 25 May 1955
NICARAGUA Acceptance 14 March 1956
NIGER Signature 10 December 1979
NIGER Acceptance 7 January 1980
NIGERIA Acceptance 30 March 1961
NORWAY Signature 1 June 1956
NORWAY Acceptance 11 June 1956
OMAN Acceptance 20 February 1973
PAKISTAN Signature 21 July 1955
PAKISTAN Acceptance 18 May 1956
PANAMA Signature 25 May 1955
PANAMA Acceptance 27 February 1956
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Acceptance 9 October 1975
PARAGUAY Signature 25 May 1955
PARAGUAY Acceptance 27 July 1956
PERU Signature 25 May 1955
PERU Acceptance 6 February 1956
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 12 August 1957
PORTUGAL Acceptance 8 July 1966
RWANDA Acceptance 6 November 1975
SAINT LUCIA Acceptance 28 April 1982
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 13 September 1962
SAUDI ARABIA Acceptance 18 September 1962
SENEGAL Acceptance 31 August 1962
SEYCHELLES Acceptance 11 June 1981
SIERRA LEONE Acceptance 10 September 1962
SINGAPORE Acceptance 4 September 1968
SOLOMON ISLANDS Acceptance 21 July 1980
SOMALIA Acceptance 31 August 1962
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 26 March 1957
SOUTH AFRICA Acceptance 3 April 1957
SPAIN Acceptance 24 March 1960
SUDAN Acceptance 21 October 1960
SWAZILAND Acceptance 22 September 1969
SWEDEN Acceptance 6 June 1956
SYRIA Signature 30 December 1955
SYRIA Acceptance 28 June 1962
TANGANYIKA Acceptance 10 September 1962
THAILAND Acceptance 3 December 1956
TOGO Acceptance 4 September 1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Acceptance 10 June 1971
TUNISIA Acceptance 25 July 1962
TURKEY Acceptance 19 December 1956
UGANDA Acceptance 27 September 1963
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Acceptance 30 September 1977
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 23 October 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 25 October 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 3 January 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 3 January 1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 5 December 1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 5 December 1955
UPPER VOLTA Acceptance 20 August 1975
URUGUAY Signature 28 September 1956
URUGUAY Acceptance 22 August 1968
VANUATU Acceptance 28 September 1981
VENEZUELA Acceptance 28 December 1956
VIETNAM Acceptance 4 August 1967
WESTERN SAMOA Acceptance 28 June 1974
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 22 May 1970
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 5 July 1968
ZAIRE Acceptance 15 April 1970
ZAMBIA Acceptance 23 September 1965
ZIMBABWE Acceptance 29 September 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/539/0: 0
  2. UN Registration IBRD/0: 264 117
  3. Treaty Series 037/1961: Cmnd 1377||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1961-TS0037.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: d83b230f-d8a8-4dc8-a1a6-269fb4b3ed35
Treaty ID: 2251
Record ID: 70483