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.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the International Monetary Fund is seen during a news conference in Santiago, Chile, July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
Following is a list of countries slated to receive funds from the two institutions’ emergency facilities, or as augmentation of existing programs, sorted by region:Chad - $115 million Gabon - $147 million Ivory Coast - $886.2 million Mauritania - $5.2 million Rwanda - $109.4 million and $14.25 million Sierra Leone - $7.5 million Bangladesh - $100 million Maldives - $7.3 million Pakistan - $200 million and $1.39 billion Sri Lanka - $128.
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