WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have begun providing emergency funds to developing and low-income countries across the world to strengthen their efforts to battle the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Following is a list of countries slated to receive funds, sorted by region:AFRICAEthiopia - $82.6 million (World Bank)Cabo Verde $5 million (World Bank)Democratic Republic of Congo - $47.2 million (World Bank)Djibouti - $5 million (World Bank)Gambia - $10 million (World Bank)Ghana - $35 million (World Bank)Kenya - $50 million (World Bank)Madagascar - $166 million (IMF)Mauritania - $5.2 million (World Bank)Rwanda - $109.4 million (IMF)Sao Tome and Principe - $2.5 million (World Bank)

Source: International New York Times April 04, 2020 00:45 UTC