## imf-support-slide-as-of-2020-07-29

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### IMF Response to COVID-19 Crisis — Exceptional Times Call for Exceptional Actions
- Emergency Financing and Debt Service Relief: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF); Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI); Augmented Programs; Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT)
- Making More Lending Resources Available and Bilateral Debt Service Relief

### Making More Lending Resources Available and Bilateral Debt Service Relief
- Aiming to raise $17 billion more for PRGT zero-interest rate lending—almost there
- Fund is augmenting existing lending arrangements for COVID-19 response spending
- Fund Short-term Liquidity Line (SLL) approved--backstop for those with strong policies
- Advocating for bilateral debt service relief—G20 has responded positively

### Capacity Development
- Provision of capacity development is continuing remotely when possible
- CD demand is expected to rise substantially and the IMF is preparing for this

### IMF Emergency Financing and Debt Service Relief (millions of US Dollars)
- As of July 29, 2020
- New financial assistance*, No. of countries, IMF debt service relief, No. of countries**
- Asia and Pacific 1,845842
- Europe 1,1196----
- Middle East and Central Asia 7,04812465
- Sub-Saharan Africa 14,5973219521
- Western Hemisphere 5,1741761
- Total 29,7837525129

* Rapid Credit Facility, Rapid Financing Instrument and programs augmented for COVID-19.
** Includes Chad, though it has no eligible debt service due in the initial period.

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