Rakesh Mohan told Reuters: "There's more and more likelihood
that something like that will happen." He added that one of the
options could be small increases in the shares of countries like
China and India.
That would also probably result in the U.S quota share falling
from its current 17.7 percent, although there is a limit of 15
percent that it cannot fall below.
Each member country of the IMF is assigned a quota based on its
relative position in the world economy. This determines its
maximum financial commitment to the IMF and its voting power.
(Reporting by Marc Jones, writing by Claire Milhench, editing by
Nigel Stehenson)
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