Yemen: IMF to Provide Immediate Debt Relief to Combat COVID-19

Yemen: IMF to Provide Immediate Debt Relief to Combat COVID-19

Yemen confirmed its first coronavirus case on Friday, which subsequently drew alarm from aid agencies who warned the spread could spell disaster for the war-torn country.. Yemen, alongside 24 other countries including Afghanistan and Chad, will receive grants covering debt obligations to help curb the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.. "Sudan is in arrears to the IMF “¦ presumably to qualify for this countries must be in good standing with the Fund," Blanchard said..