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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
- Inside Jordan’s Fight to Tackle COVID-19
- Five Charts That Illustrate COVID-19’s Impact on the Middle East and Central Asia
- 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
- How the IMF is Promoting Transparent and Accountable Use of COVID-19 Financial Assistance - May 5, 2020
Blogs
A Global Crisis Like No Other Needs a Global Response Like No Other
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Cyber Risk is the New Threat to Financial Stability, December 7, 2020
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COVID-19 Hits the Poor Harder, but Scaled-Up Testing Can Help, December 3, 2020
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Trade as a Tool for an Efficient Recovery, September 14, 2020
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Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan, September 9, 2020
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Public Investment for the Recovery, October 5, 2020
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Reform of the International Debt Architecture is Urgently Needed
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Supporting Migrants and Remittances as COVID-19 Rages On, September 11, 2020
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How Strong Infrastructure Governance Can End Waste in Public Investment - September 3, 2020
How the IMF Helps Countries
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: The IMF's Response to COVID-19 - Last updated: October 6, 2020
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Sovereign Debt Issues - Last updated October 21, 2020
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FACTSHEET: How the IMF Can Help Countries Address the Economic Impact of Coronavirus
Factsheets
- 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
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- The IMF's Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
- Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
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