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“The IMF has secured $1 trillion in lending capacity, serving our members and responding fast to an unprecedented number of emergency financing requests—from over 90 countries so far. ”
- Further Extension of Consultation Cycles Due To Covid-19 Pandemic, and Suspension of Framework To Address Excessive Delays in Article IV Consultations and Mandatory Financial Stability Assessments - July 17, 2020
- Regional Economic Outlook Update for Sub-Saharan Africa - June 2020
- Global Financial Stability Report Update: Financial Conditions Have Eased, but Insolvencies Loom Large - June 2020
- World Economic Outlook Update: A Crisis Like No Other, An Uncertain Recovery - June 2020
- Policies, Politics and Pandemics – F&D Magazine - June 2020
- IMF Executive Board Approves Two-Year US$23.93 Billion Flexible Credit Line Arrangement for Chile - May 29, 2020
- IMF Executive Board Approves Two-Year US$11 Billion Flexible Credit Line Arrangement for Peru - May 28, 2020
- COVID-19: The Regulatory and Supervisory Implications for the Banking Sector: A Joint IMF-World Bank Staff Position Note - May 21, 2020
- How the IMF is Promoting Transparent and Accountable Use of COVID-19 Financial Assistance - May 5, 2020
- Kristalina Georgieva's Opening Remarks at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue XI - April 29, 2020
- WTO and IMF Joint Statement on Trade and the COVID-19 response - April 24, 2020
- IMF COVID-19 Response—A New Short-Term Liquidity Line to Enhance The Adequacy Of The Global Financial Safety Net - April 22, 2020
Blogs
A Global Crisis Like No Other Needs a Global Response Like No Other
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COVID-19 Response in Emerging Market Economies Conventional Policies and Beyond - August 6, 2020
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Unemployment in Today's Recession Compared to the Global Financial Crisis - July 23, 2020
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The COVID-19 Gender Gap - July 21, 2020
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The Next Phase of the Crisis: Further Action Needed for a Resilient Recovery - July 16, 2020
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Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post COVID World - July 14, 2020
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Toward an Integrated Policy Framework for Open Economies - July 13, 2020
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Toward a More Resilient Europe - July 12, 2020
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Teleworking is Not Working for the Poor, the Young, and the Women - July 8, 2020
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Digital Financial Inclusion in the Times of COVID-19 - July 1, 2020
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Reopening Asia: How the Right Policies Can Help Economic Recovery - June 30, 2020
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Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean: An Intensifying Pandemic - June 26, 2020
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Financial Conditions Have Eased, but Insolvencies Loom Large - June 25, 2020
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: The IMF's Response to COVID-19 - Last updated: June 29, 2020Factsheets
- How the IMF Can Help Countries Address the Economic Impact of Coronavirus
- How the IMF is Promoting Transparent and Accountable Use of COVID-19 Financial Assistance
- Short-term Liquidity Line (SLL)
- IMF Stand-By Arrangement (SBA)
- IMF Lending
- IMF Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)
- The IMF's Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
- Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
- IMF Capacity Development