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MPs rejects govt plan to borrow $229m from IMF

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KABUL on Wednesday rejected the government’s plan to borrow $229 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for combating coronavirus in the country.

The Finance and Budgetary Commission of the lower house of parliament presented the proposal to the general session but it was rejected citing corruption claims in financial part of handling the respiratory disease.

Lawmaker Mir Afghan Safi said the amount was being borrowed from the IMF on the basis of easy terms and was in the interest of Members

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