New IMF reserves could fund vaccinations for low and middle-income countries – report
ANDREA SHALAL MOVES to bolster the IMF’s emergency reserves could provide the $44 billion needed to vaccinate 70% of the
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IMF approves $312.4 mln credit facility for Madagascar
THE International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a $312.4 million extended credit facility arrangement for Madagascar to help it
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Cameroon’s Biya is Africa’s oldest president: assessing his 38 years in power
Biya’s early actions were received with cheers. He pledged a “new deal” to restore integrity and eliminate corruption. He also
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World Bank, IMF to consider climate change in debt-reduction talks
ANDREA SHALAL The World Bank is working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on ways to factor climate change into
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IMF chief warns of “lost generation” if low-income countries don’t get more help
ANDREA SHALAL The head of the IMF has urged advanced economies to provide more resources to low-income countries, warning of
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IMF urges deficit control in Tunisia even as protesters demand jobs
TAREK AMARA THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Tunisia’s fiscal deficit could exceed 9% of GDP and urged
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IMF says working intensively with Sudan to move toward debt relief
THE International Monetary Fund is working “very intensively” with Sudan to build the preconditions for broad debt relief, and will
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IMF approves $34.4 million disbursement for Central African Republic
THE International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved a disbursement to Central African Republic of about $34.4 million after completing
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Angola gets breathing space from Chinese creditors
TOM ARNOLD and KARIN STROHECKER ANGOLA has secured three years of payment relief from Chinese creditors and expects to get
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U.S. reinstates Sudan’s sovereign immunity, authorizes funds to help pay debt
NAFISA ELTAHIR and HUMEYRA PAMUK THE United States has reinstated Sudan’s sovereign immunity, as the U.S. Congress passed legislation formalizing
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