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(Reuters) -The World Monetary Fund executive board acknowledged Friday it had concluded its fourth and fifth opinions for Ecuador’s 27-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), allowing for the fast disbursement of about $1 billion.
The board acknowledged Ecuadorian authorities planned to make use of the funds for budget enhance.
The announcement comes after merely about two weeks of on occasion-violent mass protests led by indigenous groups anxious lower fuel and food prices.
Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Sayeh acknowledged in a commentary that Ecuador’s 4.2% GDP enhance in 2021 had been supported by proper macroeconomic administration and a winning vaccination marketing campaign, and that macroeconomic and financial balance had been preserved.
“While the ongoing war in Ukraine is adversely affecting some export sectors, higher oil prices are enhancing Ecuador’s exterior and financial balances,” she acknowledged.
The IMF authorized a 27-month EFF method for Ecuador charge about $6.5 billion on September 30, 2020.
