IMF keeping ‘close watch’ on Belarus after calls to limit reserve funds for country By Reuters
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it was monitoring the situation in Belarus closely, amid calls for the global lender to limit disbursement of new emergency reserves to the hardline government of president Alexander Lukashenko. Spokesman Gerry Rice said the lender was keeping close tabs on the matter, but the IMF was guided in its actions by the international community, which "continues to deal with the current government in the country." Some U.S. lawmakers have urged the IMF to set strict limits for Lukashenko's ability to use nearly...
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