IMF board approves $300 mn loan for Burkina Faso

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved a $300 million loan agreement for the West African nation of Burkina Faso to help bolster its  economy and reduce poverty.  The landlocked country has had two military coups since January last year, while contending with a deteriorating security situation and multiple economic shocks, including the war […]

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