IMF rejects Maduro's bid for emergency loan to fight virus

by Associated Press
| March 17, 2020 9:03 PM

MIAMI (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has quickly rejected a surprise request Tuesday by Venezuela for an emergency $5 billion loan to fight the new coronavirus, which threatens to push its already battered economy over the edge.

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