Coronavirus: 90 countries seek emergency funds as world economy stands still – IMF

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More than 90 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented

for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic crisis, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.

The IMF is especially worried that recent economic growth in African countries could be reversed by the pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to suspend medical fees and to provide free testing and health care for the Covid-19 coronavirus disease.

 

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