IMF refuses Barbuda debt relief after hurricane, Cuba dispatches medical staff across Caribbean
Green Left Weekly / September 17, 2017 / 2 min read
The IMF’s refusal to converse about funds owed by the tiny Caribbean island was made clear by Christopher Lane, the financial institution’s special representative to the UN. “Our general view is that we’d rather put new money in than to have a moratorium,” Lane said. He exemplified the IMF’s position by stating that the institution may borrow funds from the US and loan them to Antigua.