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• Nigeria Rejects $50 Billion IMF Support Package to Avoid Increasing National Debt Burden

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Finance Minister Wale Edun announced that Nigeria will not access a newly proposed $50 billion IMF facility intended for Sub-Saharan African nations. Despite rising public debt, wh...

• Ukraine and IMF Agree on Program Flexibility as Kyiv Prepares for May Mission Visit

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Ukraine War

  Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva have agreed to maintain flexibility regarding structural benchmarks within Ukraine’s Extended Fund F...

• IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva Warns Global Inflation Will Rise Despite Potential Ceasefire As Middle East Conflict Disrupts Vital Supply Chains

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that the war in the Middle East has triggered an asymmetric shock, forcing a downward revision of globa...

• Financial Lifeline: IMF Approves Eight Billion Dollar Loan for Ukraine as European Union Aid Remains Stalled by Hungary Veto

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  The International Monetary Fund has authorized a new four year Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine totaling 8.1 billion dollars to support macroeconomic stability and post war recov...