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(i) USD3 million - Country Support under TA 9950-REG: Regional Support to Address the Outbreak of COVID-19 and Potential Outbreaks of Other Communicable Diseases; (ii) May 11, USD40 million Emergency Assistance for COVID-19 Pandemic Response grant to support the construction of 15 hospitals and medical facilities; (iii) June 3, Developing a Disaster Risk Transfer Facility in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Region (Additional Financing) - USD0.07million. [update]

(i) April 14-Oct 13: IMF Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust-Grant Assistance For Debt Service Relief, SDR2.4 million (SDR0.729/USD); (ii) April 2, The World Bank approved a USD100.4 million grant for the Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help Afghanistan take effective action to respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 and strengthen its public health preparedness; (iii) The IMF approved Afghanistan’s request for emergency assistance in the amount of SDR161.9 million (approximately USD220 million) under the Rapid Credit Facility; (iv) With the support of the World Bank, other development partners, and humanitarian agencies, the authorities are developing a social relief package—through cash transfers and, if impractical, in kind—to support food security among socially vulnerable households. On April 29, the government started providing free bread to about 2.5 million needy and poor people in Kabul [update]; (v) May 7, USD400 million grant from the World Bank to support the country in managing risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19 crisis; (vi) As of May 26, USD18.7 million from USAID, broken down into: (a) USD7.1 million for health and IDA humanitarian assistance, (b) USD3.1 million in MRA humanitarian assistance for Afghan returnees, (c) USD10 million from redirecting existing resources to support Afghanistan's health response, (d) USD500,000 to procure COVID-19 prevention and control supplies for correctional facilities.

(i) April 2, USD7.9 million funds from the World Bank through activating the Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) under the “Transforming Egypt’s Healthcare System Project”, designated for emergency response activities related to the COVID-19 outbreak in Egypt. This measure is reflected in 5A; (ii) May 11, USD2.772 billion in emergency support from the International Monetary Fund to address the COVID-19 Pandemic; (iii) May 17, USD50 million in World Bank aid for Egypt as an emergency response under the new Fast Track COVID-19 Facility; (iv) May 27, USD0.5 million emergency assistance grant from the African Development Bank Group to Egypt to provide food relief, and to contribute to restoring the livelihood of vulnerable populations severely affected by the pandemic; (v) June 5, USD5.2 billion Stand-By Arrangement from the International Monetary Fund aims to alleviate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping maintain macroeconomic stability, strengthen the social safety net, and support reforms to spur private-sector-led growth and job creation. [update]

(i) May 3, instead of defaulting to its creditors, the government proposed a three-year grace period on sovereign debt, a 5.5% reduction in bond principal, and a 62% reduction in interest payments; (ii) May 22, Argentina went into technical default when the 30-day grace period expired on $500 million interest due on $65 billion owed to private creditors.

(i) World Bank Group approved a USD300 million operation to support Argentina’s efforts to strengthen its social protection system and minimize the impact of the crisis on the most vulnerable families through the "Children and Youth Protection Project”; (ii) USD300 million from USAID in new MRA humanitarian assistance will support COVID-19 response efforts for refugees and host communities.

(i) March 22, Country Support under TA 9950-REG: Regional Support to Address the Outbreak of COVID-19 and Potential Outbreaks of Other Communicable Diseases (USD0.5 million); (ii) Nonsovereign Operations: Trade Finance Program (Additional Financing) - guarantee (USD10.21 million OCR, USD10.01 million co-financed) [update]; (iii) Nonsovereign Operations: Trade Finance Program (Additional Financing) - loan (USD0.73 million, with USD1.40 million co-financed); (iv) May 28, USD45 million from the COVID-19 Working Capital Support Project (USD20 million OCR, USD25 million co-financed).

(i) April 3, The World Bank allocated USD3 million to address the country’s urgent needs for equipment and supplies needed for the intensive care of people with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis; (ii) May 18, USD280 million in total aid immediately available after an augmentation of its Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF; (iii) As of May 26, USD2.7 million to prepare laboratory systems, activate case-finding and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, bolster risk-communications, and more.

May 19, The CBA and the EBRD have signed a USD200 million swap agreement to increase access to financial resources for the real sector during the coronavirus pandemic.

April, Country Support under TA 9950-REG: Regional Support to Address the Outbreak of COVID-19 and Potential Outbreaks of Other Communicable Diseases (USD0.50 million).

(i) No amount/estimate: Testing and personal protective equipment supplies from WHO; (ii) May, USAID provided USD3.6 million in total assistance, of which (a) USD3 million in health assistance, which is helping prepare laboratory systems, activate case-finding and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, bolster risk-communications, and more; (b) USD0.565 million in MRA humanitarian assistance that will help vulnerable people and host communities during the pandemic (grant).

The Fed has arranged to provide up to USD60 billion to the central bank through a swap facility that will remain in place for the next six months.

(i) May 29, USD4.01 billion in loans from the French Development Agency (AFD), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World Bank, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), German Development Bank (KfW), and New Development Bank (NDB) for emergency income support programs; these expenses have already been incurred by the Brazilian government. [update]

Peak amount outstanding with the US Fed: USD144.981 billion as of June 10.