The African Development Bank approved $142 million in budget support for the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and restart its economy, the Abidjan-based lender said Thursday in a statement on its website.
* Money includes $43.6m in loans and $60.6m in grants from the AfDB’s African Development Fund and $37.8m in grants from its Transitional Support Facility, the statement said * Congo has registered 10,555 cases of Covid-19 and 271 deaths through September 23, according to the government
* NOTE: Sept. 16, IMF Warns Congo on Revenue, Eyes Loan Program
in 2021
