"The IMF concluded a staff-level agreement with Morocco to provide $1.3 billion in financing over the long term" so that the Kingdom can build more strength to face disasters in the future that may take place because of the climate crisis, Georgieva said in an exclusive interview with the Moroccan news agency.
"Climate change is already dramatically affecting us," she said, adding that this issue is one of the three axes on which the IMF will focus during the Summit on the sustainable development goals, which is taking place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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