The primary means of financing the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is through members' quotas. Each member of the IMF is assigned a
quota (membership fee), part of which is payable in
special drawing rights (SDRs) or specified usable
currencies ("reserve assets"), and part in the member's own currency. The difference between a member's quota and the IMF's holdings of its currency is a country's Reserve Tranche Position (RTP). Reserve Tranche Position is accounted among a country's
foreign-exchange reserves. Part of the quota can be withdrawn from the IMF without any interest during critical situations of a country such as Balance of Payment (BOP) crises. This part of the money which can be withdrawn without any interest is the RTP. ==See also==