IMF gives glimmer of hope to most indebted countries

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IMF gives glimmer of hope to most indebted countries

Kristalina Georgieva, David Malpass, World Bank, IMF, multilateral, development banks, Washington, LatAm
(200304) -- WASHINGTON, March 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (L) and World Bank President David Malpass attend a press conference in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 4, 2020. The policy-setting body of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday pledged to provide necessary support to mitigate the economic and financial impact from the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) | Liu Jie/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images

With emerging markets across the globe facing an overwhelming liquidity squeeze, the IMF said on Thursday that it would “look for solutions that can unlock critical financing” in countries where the unsustainability of debt prevented the fund from lending, potentially increasing funding options for the most stressed of countries.

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