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IMF provides Jamaica with USD 520 mn to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] (ANI), May 16: Jamaica's request for an emergency fund to deal with urgent needs raised by the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved with a USD 520 million loan by the International Monetary Fund.
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IMF approves $18 billion emergency financing for 50 countries during COVID
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already authorised financial assistance for 50 member countries during the coronavirus pandemic, said IMF Spokesperson Gerry Rice on Thursday (local time) during a virtual press briefing.
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Rajasthan hikes excise duty on liquor
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 30 (ANI): Excise duty has been hiked on Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) to 35 per cent, other liquor categories to 45 per cent, including beer with immediate effect, said Rajasthan Excise Department.
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ADB assures USD 1.7 billion help to Pak to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give USD 1.7 billion dollars to Pakistan to help the nation in containing the coronavirus outbreak and to mitigate the economic impact of it.
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IMFC calls on private creditors to join debt standstill amid COVID-19 cris
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 17 (ANI): The International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the IMF's governing body, has underscored the importance of the Fund in fighting the economic crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: IMF approves over USD 1.3 billion emergency financing to Pakista
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved USD 1.3 billion in emergency financing to Pakistan to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 shock.
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Sitharaman attends plenary meeting of IMF via video-conferencing
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday attended the Plenary Meeting of International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), International Monetary Fund (IMF) via video conference.
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IMF urges countries to spend all they can during coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 16 (ANI): IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has outlined the difficult economic environment countries are facing because of the COVID-19 epidemic and her global plan of action to take it on.
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Asia Pacific to clock lowest growth since 1960s due to COVID-19 pandemic:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 16 (ANI): Economic growth in the Asia Pacific this year will come to a halt for the first time in 60 years as coronavirus crisis takes an unprecedented toll on the region, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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Pakistan's economy may contract by 1.5 pc: IMF
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan's economy may contract sharply by 1.5 per cent during the current financial year.
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Global financial conditions tightened abruptly due to COVID-19: IMF
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 14 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Global Financial Stability Overview released on Tuesday has noted that early in 2020, global financial markets remained afloat as there was a sense of optimism on the back of supportive monetary policy, reduc
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IMF pegs India's growth at 1.9 pc in FY'20-21, but says will bounce back t
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 14 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the growth of Indian economy in 2020 at the rate of 1.9 per cent, while the world economy is likely to contract sharply by "minus 3 per cent" due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is proving worse
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