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Les Réunions de printemps du FMI. Photo: Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Le FMI ne fait pas assez pour soutenir l'Afrique : des milliards pourraient être mis à disposition par le biais des droits de tirage spéciaux

Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University and Abebe Shimeles, University of Cape Town

Les 33 milliards de dollars de droits de tirage du FMI accordés aux pays africains après le COVID n'ont ni accru leur dette, ni été assortis de conditions, ni coûté aux donateurs.
Protesters outside the IMF-World Bank spring meetings in Washington, DC. Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

IMF isn’t doing enough to support Africa: billions could be made available through special drawing rights

Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University and Abebe Shimeles, University of Cape Town

The $33 billion that African countries received under the IMF’s special drawing rights after COVID didn’t add to their debt, came without conditions and didn’t cost donors a cent.

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