(FILES) This March 28, 2008 file photo released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows Managing Director for the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn, as he announces reforms of the Fund’s quota and voting shares to benefit emerging markets and developing countries at IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The International Monetary Fundon April 7, 2008 proposed the sale of 403.3 tonnes of gold to bolster its sagging coffers as part of a critical financial overhaul.The sale, amounting to some 12 percent of its gold reserves, could yield around 11 billion dollars, IMF officials said, supporting a reorganization of the institution as it seeks to survive a downturn in lending to troubled countries, its main income source. Managing director Strauss-Kahn said in a statement the IMF would use the funds to help shore up IMF finances and create a new endowment with more diverse investments to generate income. AFP PHOTO/IMF-Eugene Salazar =GETTY OUT= (Photo credit should read Eugene Salazar/AFP/Getty Images)

