Venezuela asks IMF for US$5b aid over coronavirus

Wed, Mar 18, 2020 - 7:15 AM

President Nicolas Maduro asked the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday for a US$5 billion loan to help crisis-worn Venezuela cope with the onslaught of the coronavirus.

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[CARACAS] President Nicolas Maduro asked the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday for a US$5 billion loan to help crisis-worn Venezuela cope with the onslaught of the coronavirus.

In a letter to IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, Mr Maduro said a US$5 billion loan from the IMF's Rapid...

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