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IMF Backs New Package to Support World's Poorest During Crisis
The IMF, stepping up lending to low-income countries to combat the impact of the global recession, announces a new framework for loans to the world’s poorest nations, including increased resources, a doubling of borrowing limits, zero interest rates until the end of 2011, and more flexible terms. 
Country News
IMF Approves $240 Million Loan for Ethiopia
Press release
IMF Approves $209 Million Loan to Kenya
Press release
IMF Approves $336 Million in Financing for Tanzania
Press release
IMF Approves $144 Million in Financing for Cameroon
Press release
IMF Approves $176 Million Loan to Mozambique
Press release
IMF Approves Increased Financial Support for Senegal
Press release
Statement by IMF Mission to Benin
Press release
Statement by IMF Mission to Cameroon
Press release
Statement by IMF Mission to Chad
Press release
Statement by IMF Mission to Mozambique
Press release
Staff-Level Agreement on $800 Million Stand-by Arrangement for El Salvador
Press release
Statement by IMF Mission to Togo
Press release
Statement by IMF Mission to Sierra Leone
Press release
Crisis Hits Low-Income Countries Worse than Anticipated, but Flexible Program Design has Given Governments Greater Policy Space to Respond, IMF Studies Show
Press release
IMF Policy Papers
The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries—An Update
IMF policy paper
Creating Policy Space - Responsive Design and Streamlined Conditionality in Recent Low-Income Country Programs
IMF policy paper
Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs--Proposed New Guidelines--Supplementary Information and Proposed Decision
IMF policy paper
IMF Doubles Borrowing Limits for Poorest Countries
Press release
The Fund's Facilities and Financing Framework for Low-Income Countries
IMF public information notice
Changing Patterns in Low-Income Country Financing and Implications
IMF public information notice
Implications of Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries
IMF board paper
Fund Assistance for Countries Facing Exogenous Shocks
IMF board paper

Aid Inflows and Low-Income Countries
IMF board paper
Status of Implementation of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
IMF, IDA staff paper
IMF Reviews Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Framework
IMF policy paper
Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs: Proposed New Guidelines
IMF policy paper
Background Information
Opinion
IMF Helping Africa Through the Crisis
Blog post by Antoinette Sayeh, Director, IMF African Department
Letter from Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Civil Society Organizations
Letter
The World Must Not Forget Africa During This Crisis (February 10, 2009)
Op-ed by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Aid Effectiveness and Governance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Article by Daniel Kaufmann, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Working to reduce poverty
The IMF is working to prevent millions of people in low-income countries from slipping into poverty as the third wave of the global economic crisis washes up on their shores.
Low-income countries, which are still feeling the effects of the recent food and fuel crisis, have sought the IMF’s help in coping with the effects of the global financial crisis. Although advanced and emerging economies were hit first, low-income countries are now experiencing sharply lower exports, shrinking foreign direct investment, and declining remittances as a result of the global downturn.
Besides providing new concessional financing, policy advice, and technical assistance, the IMF is taking measures to help low-income countries protect spending on health, education, and other critical services.
This page pulls together the IMF's work on low-income countries and includes links to key articles, documents, and background information.
Related Links
- Development Committee Communique
- Strauss-Kahn's remarks at donor conference on Haiti
- Video: Dominique Strauss-Kahn at "Changes" conference
- IMF's crisis work
- Interview with Antoinette Sayeh
- IMF lending
- IMF to assist Africa hit hard by global downturn
- Caribbean growth dampened by global downturn
- "Changes" conference in Tanzania
- MD statement on role of the Fund in low-income countries
- Podcast: IMF as lender, trainer in poor countries
- Podcast: IMF and needs of poor
- Video: IMF hand-in-hand with Africa
- Podcast: IMF`s new policy and lending framework
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