**Washington, DC – **The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 12-month Stand-by Arrangement for Egypt, with access equivalent to SDR 3.76 billion (about US$5.2...
The IMF Executive Board approves the 72th request for emergency financial assistance to help its member countries address the challenges posed by COVID-19. Myanmar’s economy has been severely...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved SDR 60.5 million (about $US 83.7 million or Euro 74 million, 100 percent of quota) in emergency assistance...
One of the most densely populated countries in the world, Bangladesh exemplifies the triple blow that many emerging market countries have suffered from COVID-19: domestic slowdown caused by the...
Washington, DC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved the disbursement of $111.06 million (SDR80.1 million) to Rwanda under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)...
Washington, DC – June 10, 2020 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Guatemala’s request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)...
**Washington, DC - **The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a grant under the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to cover Tanzania’s debt...
June 9, 2020 The IMF Executive Board approved the disbursement of US$363.6 million in emergency financing to help Papua New Guinea address urgent balance of payments needs created by COVID-19. IMF...
June 9, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic will bear heavily on the Ukrainian economy in 2020. To address large balance-of-payments and fiscal financing needs, preserve achievements to date, and advance a...
The IMF approved the disbursement of US$50 million (1.7 percent of GDP) under the Rapid Credit Facility to support the authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic impact of the...