The International Monetary Fund announced yesterday, Monday, that it will provide immediate debt relief relief to 25 member states under its trust fund dedicated to containing disasters, to enable them to focus their scarce resources on fighting Corona Virus Pandemic.

Kristalina Georgieva, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, said that the Executive Board of the Fund agreed on Monday to the first group of countries that will receive grants to cover the obligations of servicing their debts owed to the Fund for an initial period. Six months.

Georgieva added that the Disaster Inclusion Trust Fund has resources of about $ 500 million, including new pledges of $ 185 million from Britain, and $ 100 million from Japan. , And sums not disclosed from China, the Netherlands, and other countries.

The fund is seeking to increase the amount of available funds to 1.4 billion dollars.