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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have begun providing emergency funds to developing and low-income countries across the world to strengthen their efforts to battle the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

Following is a list of countries slated to receive funds, sorted by region:

AFRICA

Ethiopia – $82.6 million (World Bank)

Cabo Verde $5 million (World Bank)

Democratic Republic of Congo – $47.2 million (World Bank)

Djibouti – $5 million (World Bank)

Gambia – $10 million (World Bank)

Ghana – $35 million (World Bank)

Kenya – $50 million (World Bank)

Madagascar – $166 million (IMF)

Mauritania – $5.2 million (World Bank)

Rwanda – $109.4 million (IMF)

Sao Tome and Principe – $2.5 million (World Bank)

Senegal – $221 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)

Sierra Leone – $7.5 million (World Bank)

ASIA

Afghanistan – $100.4 million (World Bank)

Cambodia – $20 million (World Bank)

India – $1 billion (World Bank)

Kyrgystan – $120.9 million (IMF)

Maldives – $7.3 million (World Bank)

Mongolia – $26.9 million (World Bank)

Pakistan – $200 million (World Bank)

Sri Lanka – $128.6 million (World Bank)

Tajikistan – $11.3 million (World Bank)

Yemen – $26.9 million (World Bank)

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Argentina – $35 million (World Bank)

Ecuador – $20 million (World Bank)

Haiti – $20 million (World Bank)

Honduras – $143 million (IMF)

Paraguay – $20 million (World Bank)

Reporting by Andrea Shalal

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