By Rohit Sindhu, Updated : Apr 18, 2020 12:27 IST
IMF & World Bank issue Fund in fight against Covid19, List of Countries with amount

In the wake of global pandemic International Monetory Fund (IMF) and World Bank issued fund to countries in fighting Covid19. As many countries are facing lack of health infrastructure whether it is a developed or developing  country IMF and World Bank on Friday issued funds. Countries affected due to Coronavirus of Asia, Africa, Latin America & Europe facilitated with fund to counter Covid19. IMF and World Bank are providing emergency funds to developing and low income countries to fight the Covid-19, a statement issued.

To help countries in fight against rapidly spreading corona virus, IMF adjoining World Bank issued millions and billions of dollars to countries. As Covid19 has already hit the global economies and led to economic slowdown across the world, as IMF predicted countries given fund to boost the scale to match health services required for the safety of people.

The list includes African, Asian, Latin American, Caribbian, Middle Eastern, European and Central Asian countries. India received fund of 1 billion US Dollar from World Bank. Probably it will help India in fighting the pandemic as yesterday Union Minister Nitin Gadakari has mentioned that India is running short of funds and many states do not have sufficient amount of funds to pay salaries to their employees. So in this hour this amount of money will help India meeting at least sum of its needs.  

Funds issued by IMF and World Bank in Asia

India - $1 billion (World Bank)

Afghanistan - $100.4 million (World Bank)

Bangladesh - $100 million (World Bank)

Cambodia - $20 million (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)

Funds to African Countries

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)

Funds to Latin American 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)

Source- IMF

Romania - $441 million (World Bank)

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