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Two women enjoy a stroll in Tehran, Iran. COVID-19 has exacerbated fiscal challenges in the Middle East and Central Asia. (photo: FarzadFrames iStock by Getty)

Seven Things to Know About Fiscal Challenges in the Middle East and Central Asia

October 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis have required emergency fiscal measures as revenues have dried up. Many countries in the Middle East and Central Asia, which were already vulnerable before the pandemic, are now in a precarious fiscal position.

Andorra: Five Things You May Not Know About the IMF’s 190th Member

October 16, 2020

Today the IMF welcomed the Principality of Andorra as its 190^th member. Andorra—a microstate situated between France and Spain—joined the IMF at a signing ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Helping Ecuador Confront the Pandemic

October 5, 2020

IMF Country Focus spoke with Ecuador mission chief, Ceyda Oner, about how the new IMF financing will help the country manage the pandemic and its aftermath and, in the medium term, strengthen fiscal transparency and governance.

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