IMF criticised for dropping tough loan standards for Covid funds

The IMF's deployment of billions, often without conditions, to help the world deal with the pandemic is causing concern that it is abandoning its focus as a hard-nosed lender of last resort.

09 January 2022 - 00:00
By Eric Martin

The IMF's deployment of billions, often without conditions, to help the world deal with the pandemic is causing concern that it is abandoning its focus as a hard-nosed lender of last resort.

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