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The International Monetary Fund agrees to a preliminary deal with Bangladesh for a US$4.5 billion loan to support the struggling Bangladeshi economy amid rising energy and food prices.
2022-11-9

The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka.
2022-09-1

In his speech at the G20 summit in Rome, president Alberto Fernández says that huge debts "condemn generations" and that the "current system prioritizes speculation over the development of the peoples", while also condemning the previous administration of Mauricio Macri for accepting a $46 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.
2021-10-30

The leader of the Haitian gang who kidnapped 17 United States and Canadian missionaries has threatened to kill the hostages if the gang does not receive the $17 million ransom for their release.
2021-10-21

Argentina announces that they will pay $250 million to the Paris Club and $350 million to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid default. Economy minister Martín Guzmán asks both entities to restructure the debts in order to make payment viable. The IMF has expressed its willingness for the payment after months of negotiations on a $45 billion debt acquired by the previous administration.
2021-07-28

The International Monetary Fund reaches an agreement with the government of Ecuador to lend $6.5 billion to help fund the country's economy amid the pandemic and the subsequent fall in oil prices and finalize a debt restructuring deal with its international investors.
2020-08-28

The government approves a proposed deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to restructure around $65 billion in foreign government bonds, following President Alberto Fernández's successful negotiations with creditors and the International Monetary Fund the previous week after the country defaulted in May. The government plans to submit the proposal to the SEC on August 17.
2020-08-15

Argentina agrees with IMF negotiators on a US$50 billion loan.
2018-06-7

American luxury fashion company Coach, Inc. agrees to purchase shoe brand Stuart Weitzman for $574 million.
2015-01-6

The International Monetary Fund loans US$114 million to Haiti following the recent earthquake devastation, with the full amount due to be transferred by the end of the week.
2010-01-28