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25 Aug 23
Argentina will receive another $7.5bn from its $44bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, now the fund’s executive board has completed its fifth and sixth reviews of the deal.
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21 Jul 23
$3bn loan won’t solve existing problems including food dependency
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30 Jun 23
A short-term $3bn financing deal is hoped to give Pakistan enough liquidity to see out its current challenges, but the country faces a warning that it needs policy discipline in the coming months.
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30 Mar 23
Switzerland will provide immediate support of almost $120bn to prevent the collapse of Credit Suisse and “avert an international financial crisis”.
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21 Mar 23
A $3bn bailout has finally been approved by the International Monetary Fund’s board, six months after a deal was first reached.
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14 Sep 22
The next disbursement under Argentina’s $44bn deal with the International Monetary Fund is expected to be agreed in the coming days, following a week of discussions between fund staff and Argentine...
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27 May 22
A bailout deal between the International Monetary Fund and the crisis-hit Sri Lankan government appears to be close following two weeks of technical discussions between officials.
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8 Apr 22
Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $3bn reform programme seen by many as vital to help turn the crisis-stricken Middle-Eastern economy around.
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28 Mar 22
Argentina’s $44bn debt deal has been finalised by the International Monetary Fund, but the board said the programme faces “exceptionally high” risks and might need changing.
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4 Mar 22
Argentine authorities have agreed the details of a $45bn deal with the International Monetary Fund to restructure debt from its failed bailout.
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3 Feb 22
Pakistan will receive $1bn from a previously-stalled bailout package after the International Monetary Fund’s executive board agreed it had made sufficient progress on policy reforms.
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31 Jan 22
Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to restructure the outstanding debt from a 2018 bailout.
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25 Jan 22
Lebanon’s elite have caused “long-lasting scars” on the country’s economy by causing a protracted political and economic crisis, according to a highly critical World Bank report.
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16 Sep 21
The EU’s oversight of the five countries it gave financial support to in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis “needs streamlining” according to the bloc’s fiscal watchdog.
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27 Jul 21
A political crisis in Tunisia threatens a potential International Monetary Fund programme sought by the government, authorities have been warned.
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1 Jun 21
The Icelandic government has launched a privatisation of Islandsbanki, the bank it took control of in 2008 during the financial crisis.
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11 Dec 20
The Zambian government is seeking a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund to support its reform efforts after defaulting on a debt payment last month.
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21 Apr 20
IMF support is “like blood for the human body” during the coronavirus pandemic, the president of Ukraine has said as his country prepares to deal with the economic fallout of the crisis.
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20 Apr 20
European economies will need at least €500bn from EU institutions to tackle the Covid-19 financial crisis, the head of the EU’s bailout body has said.
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7 Apr 20
Nigeria has asked for nearly $7bn from multilateral lenders to help it fight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic after its economy was hit by falling oil prices.
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2 Apr 20
Developed nations should put together a $2.5trn rescue package to help protect developing economies from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has said.
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26 Mar 20
Somalia has been successfully granted debt relief by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, as it looks to ease its $5.2bn debt.
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2 Mar 20
The IMF has secured enough money to wipe $334m of Somalia’s debt, bringing the beleaguered east African country one step closer to wholesale debt relief.
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12 Dec 19
“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
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6 Dec 19
Pakistan has been given an emergency $1bn loan to help shore up its public finances and provide support to a slowing economy.
25 Aug 23Argentina will receive another $7.5bn from its $44bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, now the fund’s executive board has completed its fifth and sixth reviews of the deal.
21 Jul 23$3bn loan won’t solve existing problems including food dependency
30 Mar 23Switzerland will provide immediate support of almost $120bn to prevent the collapse of Credit Suisse and “avert an international financial crisis”.
21 Mar 23A $3bn bailout has finally been approved by the International Monetary Fund’s board, six months after a deal was first reached.
14 Sep 22The next disbursement under Argentina’s $44bn deal with the International Monetary Fund is expected to be agreed in the coming days, following a week of discussions between fund staff and Argentine...
27 May 22A bailout deal between the International Monetary Fund and the crisis-hit Sri Lankan government appears to be close following two weeks of technical discussions between officials.
8 Apr 22Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $3bn reform programme seen by many as vital to help turn the crisis-stricken Middle-Eastern economy around.
28 Mar 22Argentina’s $44bn debt deal has been finalised by the International Monetary Fund, but the board said the programme faces “exceptionally high” risks and might need changing.
31 Jan 22Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to restructure the outstanding debt from a 2018 bailout.
25 Jan 22Lebanon’s elite have caused “long-lasting scars” on the country’s economy by causing a protracted political and economic crisis, according to a highly critical World Bank report.
16 Sep 21The EU’s oversight of the five countries it gave financial support to in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis “needs streamlining” according to the bloc’s fiscal watchdog.
27 Jul 21A political crisis in Tunisia threatens a potential International Monetary Fund programme sought by the government, authorities have been warned.
1 Jun 21The Icelandic government has launched a privatisation of Islandsbanki, the bank it took control of in 2008 during the financial crisis.
11 Dec 20The Zambian government is seeking a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund to support its reform efforts after defaulting on a debt payment last month.
21 Apr 20IMF support is “like blood for the human body” during the coronavirus pandemic, the president of Ukraine has said as his country prepares to deal with the economic fallout of the crisis.
20 Apr 20European economies will need at least €500bn from EU institutions to tackle the Covid-19 financial crisis, the head of the EU’s bailout body has said.
7 Apr 20Nigeria has asked for nearly $7bn from multilateral lenders to help it fight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic after its economy was hit by falling oil prices.
2 Apr 20Developed nations should put together a $2.5trn rescue package to help protect developing economies from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has said.
26 Mar 20Somalia has been successfully granted debt relief by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, as it looks to ease its $5.2bn debt.
2 Mar 20The IMF has secured enough money to wipe $334m of Somalia’s debt, bringing the beleaguered east African country one step closer to wholesale debt relief.
12 Dec 19“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
