When a member’s currency is declared “scarce”, it is the duty of the IMF to?

A. suspend the member state indefinitely
B. ban all exports from that state
C. suspend dealings in that currency for one year
D. ration it among the countries demanding it

Correct Answer: Option D

D. ration it among the countries demanding it

Explanation

The clause provided that if the IMF ran out of sticks of a country’s currency, this could be declared a “scarce currency”, upon which members would be entitled and expected to discriminate against the country’s goods in their trade policies.