Factbox: IMF, World Bank disburse funds to help countries battle pandemic
As global coronavirus cases exceed 2.2 million
The logo of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seen during a news conference in Santiago, Chile, July 23, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
WASHINGTON:
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.
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:
AFRICA
Burkina Faso - $115.3 million (IMF)
Burundi - $5 million (World Bank)
Cabo Verde - $5 million (World Bank)
Chad - $115 million (IMF)
Democratic Republic of Congo - $47.2 million (World Bank)
Djibouti - $5 million (World Bank)
Ethiopia - $82.6 million (World Bank)
Gabon - $147 million (IMF)
Gambia - $10 million (World Bank) and $21.3 million (IMF)
Ghana - $35 million (World Bank) and $1 billion (IMF)
Ivory Coast - $886.2 million (IMF)
Kenya - $50 million (World Bank)
Liberia - $7.5 million
Madagascar - $166 million (IMF)
Mali - $25.8 million (World Bank)
Malawi - $37 million (World Bank)
Mauritania - $5.2 million (World Bank)
Morocco - $275 million (World Bank)
Niger - $114.5 million (IMF) and $13.95 million (World Bank)
Rwanda - $109.4 million (IMF) and $14.25 million (World Bank)
Sao Tome and Principe - $2.5 million (World Bank)
Senegal - $442 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)
Sierra Leone - $7.5 million (World Bank)
South Sudan - $7.6 million (World Bank)
Tunisia - $745 million (IMF)
ASIA
Afghanistan - $100.4 million (World Bank)
Bangladesh - $100 million (World Bank)
Cambodia - $20 million (World Bank)
India - $1 billion (World Bank)
Kyrgyzstan - $120.9 million (IMF)
Laos - $18 million (World Bank)
Maldives - $7.3 million (World Bank)
Mongolia - $26.9 million (World Bank) and $2.2 million (World Bank)
Nepal - $29 million (World Bank)
Pakistan - $200 million (World Bank) and $1.39 billion (IMF)
Papua New Guinea - $20 million (World Bank)
Philippines - $500 million (World Bank)
Samoa - $5.1 million (World Bank)
Sri Lanka - $128.6 million (World Bank)
Tajikistan - $11.3 million (World Bank)
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
Argentina - $35 million (World Bank)
Bolivia - $327 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)
Colombia - $250 million (World Bank)
Dominican Republic - $150 million (World Bank)
Ecuador - $20 million (World Bank)
El Salvador $389 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)
Haiti - $20 million (World Bank) and $111.6 million (IMF)
Honduras - $143 million (IMF) and $139 million (World Bank)
Paraguay - $20 million (World Bank)
MIDDLE EAST
Egypt - $7.9 million (World Bank)
Lebanon - $40 million (World Bank)
West Bank and Gaza - $5.8 million (World Bank)
Yemen - $26.9 million (World Bank)
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Albania - $190.5 million (IMF)
Armenia - $3 million (World Bank)
Georgia - $200 million (IMF)
Kazakhstan - $10 million (World Bank)
Kosovo - $56.5 million (IMF)
Moldova - $235 million (IMF)
North Macedonia - $191.83 million (IMF)
Romania - $441 million (World Bank)
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.
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:
AFRICA
Burkina Faso - $115.3 million (IMF)
Burundi - $5 million (World Bank)
Cabo Verde - $5 million (World Bank)
Chad - $115 million (IMF)
Democratic Republic of Congo - $47.2 million (World Bank)
Djibouti - $5 million (World Bank)
Ethiopia - $82.6 million (World Bank)
Gabon - $147 million (IMF)
Gambia - $10 million (World Bank) and $21.3 million (IMF)
Ghana - $35 million (World Bank) and $1 billion (IMF)
Ivory Coast - $886.2 million (IMF)
Kenya - $50 million (World Bank)
Liberia - $7.5 million
Madagascar - $166 million (IMF)
Mali - $25.8 million (World Bank)
Malawi - $37 million (World Bank)
Mauritania - $5.2 million (World Bank)
Morocco - $275 million (World Bank)
Niger - $114.5 million (IMF) and $13.95 million (World Bank)
Rwanda - $109.4 million (IMF) and $14.25 million (World Bank)
Sao Tome and Principe - $2.5 million (World Bank)
Senegal - $442 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)
Sierra Leone - $7.5 million (World Bank)
South Sudan - $7.6 million (World Bank)
Tunisia - $745 million (IMF)
ASIA
Afghanistan - $100.4 million (World Bank)
Bangladesh - $100 million (World Bank)
Cambodia - $20 million (World Bank)
India - $1 billion (World Bank)
Kyrgyzstan - $120.9 million (IMF)
Laos - $18 million (World Bank)
Maldives - $7.3 million (World Bank)
Mongolia - $26.9 million (World Bank) and $2.2 million (World Bank)
Nepal - $29 million (World Bank)
Pakistan - $200 million (World Bank) and $1.39 billion (IMF)
Papua New Guinea - $20 million (World Bank)
Philippines - $500 million (World Bank)
Samoa - $5.1 million (World Bank)
Sri Lanka - $128.6 million (World Bank)
Tajikistan - $11.3 million (World Bank)
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
Argentina - $35 million (World Bank)
Bolivia - $327 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)
Colombia - $250 million (World Bank)
Dominican Republic - $150 million (World Bank)
Ecuador - $20 million (World Bank)
El Salvador $389 million (IMF) and $20 million (World Bank)
Haiti - $20 million (World Bank) and $111.6 million (IMF)
Honduras - $143 million (IMF) and $139 million (World Bank)
Paraguay - $20 million (World Bank)
MIDDLE EAST
Egypt - $7.9 million (World Bank)
Lebanon - $40 million (World Bank)
West Bank and Gaza - $5.8 million (World Bank)
Yemen - $26.9 million (World Bank)
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Albania - $190.5 million (IMF)
Armenia - $3 million (World Bank)
Georgia - $200 million (IMF)
Kazakhstan - $10 million (World Bank)
Kosovo - $56.5 million (IMF)
Moldova - $235 million (IMF)
North Macedonia - $191.83 million (IMF)
Romania - $441 million (World Bank)