IMF gives $17.1bn loan to Romania

Article reports that the International Monetary Fund has approved a $17.1bn loan for Romania, May 2009, to help the eastern European country get through the global economic crisis.

IMF: Press Release, 4.5.09: IMF Executive Board Approves €12.9 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Romania http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09148.htm

IMF: Romania and the IMF http://www.imf.org/external/country/ROU/index.htm

ESO: Background information: Romania to receive €20bn of IMF-led aid http://www.europeansources.info/record/romania-to-receive-e20bn-of-imf-led-aid/

IMF Survey, May 2009: Romania Receives Support from IMF to Counter Crisis http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/INT050409A.htm

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