The International Monetary Fund and World Bank will decide on Monday whether to proceed with their annual meetings in October in earthquake-hit Morocco after a completing a 'thorough review' of the country's ability to host the meetings, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters.
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, attends a joint press conference with William Ruto, President of Kenya, French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S.
Georgieva also said in an exclusive interview the IMF has reached a staff-level agreement with Morocco to provide a $1.3 billion loan to bolster the country's resilience to climate-related disasters from the Fund's new Resilience and Sustainability Trust.
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