> the IMF is an NGO made up of a few wealthy people.

I was under the impression that it is an international organisation that is backed by most countries.

Wikipedia calls it "an international financial institution consisting of 190 countries" and says it "came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries"

Even though it had a few wealthy founders, one of which is John Maynard Keynes, probably one of the most well known economists, I wouldn't describe the IMF as "an NGO made up of a few wealthy people".

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund