{"id":2881,"date":"2022-05-08T08:16:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T08:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.qiraatafrican.com\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2022-05-08T08:16:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T08:16:51","slug":"somalia-requests-imf-for-financial-support-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2881\/somalia-requests-imf-for-financial-support-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia requests IMF for financial support extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.qiraatafrican.com\/topic\/somalia\/\">Somalia<\/a>&#8216;s government has asked the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to extend its financial support by three months to August 17th.<\/p>\n<p>In February the IMF warned that Somalia&#8217;s delayed legislative and presidential elections risked the renewal of the three-year budget support programme worth nearly $400 million.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential elections have now been set for May 15th.<\/p>\n<p>IMF&#8217;s mission head, Laura Jaramillo, acknowledged the request but did not clarify whether the automatic expiration of the programme will be extended.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion of negotiations for renewal of the programme is also a required part of a deal to slash Somalia&#8217;s debt from more than $5 billion to around a 10th of that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somalia&#8216;s government has asked the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to extend its financial support by three months to August 17th. In February the IMF warned that Somalia&#8217;s delayed legislative and presidential elections risked the renewal of the three-year budget support programme worth nearly $400 million. Presidential elections have now been set for May 15th. 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