IMF approves loan for Uganda
The IMF board approved a US$1 billion, three-year loan for Uganda to help the African nation recover from the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new aid provides US$258 million immediately to help the government cover spending, and comes on top of an emergency loan of nearly US$500 million last year, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement.
The pandemic upended years of progress in reducing poverty, but the Washington-based crisis lender noted a modest recovery underway even amid continuing uncertainty and risks to the outlook.
"Uganda's economy has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic, which reversed decade-long gains in poverty alleviation and opened up fiscal and external financing gaps," IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang said in a statement.
The government will work on debt reduction and investments in infrastructure "while increasing social spending, including for vaccines" and reducing poverty, he said.- Nampa/Reuters
The new aid provides US$258 million immediately to help the government cover spending, and comes on top of an emergency loan of nearly US$500 million last year, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement.
The pandemic upended years of progress in reducing poverty, but the Washington-based crisis lender noted a modest recovery underway even amid continuing uncertainty and risks to the outlook.
"Uganda's economy has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic, which reversed decade-long gains in poverty alleviation and opened up fiscal and external financing gaps," IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang said in a statement.
The government will work on debt reduction and investments in infrastructure "while increasing social spending, including for vaccines" and reducing poverty, he said.- Nampa/Reuters
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