Madagascar gets US$44 million installment from IMF to boost growth

Madagascar gets US$44 million installment from IMF to boost growth

The objective is to support the country’s efforts to 'reinforce macroeconomic stability and boost sustained and inclusive growth.'

Lemurs in Madagascar’s Vohibola forest are in danger of being wiped out by poaching and logging. (AFP pic)
PORT LOUIS:
The International Monetary Fund released US$43.7 million to Madagascar under a longer-term arrangement to support growth and control inflation in the Indian Ocean island nation.

The total amount given is now US$304.5 million, the IMF said in a statement on its website. The objective is to support the country’s efforts to “reinforce macroeconomic stability and boost sustained and inclusive growth.”

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