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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are providing emergency funds to developing and low-income countries across the world to strengthen their efforts to battle the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
A man wearing a protective mask walks along a painted wall during the curfew imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Following is a list of countries slated to receive funds from the two institutions’ emergency facilities, sorted by region:
AFRICA
Ethiopia – $82.6 million (World Bank)
Cabo Verde $5 million (World Bank)
Chad – $115 million (IMF)
Democratic Republic of Congo – $47.2 million (World Bank)
Djibouti – $5 million (World Bank)
Gabon – $147 million (IMF)
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)
Tunisia – $745 million (IMF)
ASIA
Afghanistan – $100.4 million (World Bank)
Cambodia – $20 million (World Bank)
India – $1 billion (World Bank)
Kyrgyzstan – $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)
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Albania – $190.5 million (IMF)
Kosovo – $56.5 million (IMF)
North Macedonia – $191.83 million (IMF)
Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Alistair Bell
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