Published: 15.06.2016 Updated: 18.07.2023

The "reserve tranche" that is, the foreign currency, including SDR, amounts that a member country may draw from the IMF at short notice and any indebtedness of the IMF under a loan agreement in the General Resources Account that is readily available to the member country.
The definition of the concept is consistent with Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (6th edition) of the International Monetary Fund.