Economics
IMF Says Zimbabwe Needs Aid Urgently to Ease Humanitarian Crisis
- IMF estimates Zimbabwe’s GDP contracted 8.3% last year
- Coronavirus adds to impact of worst drought in four decades
People queue at money transfer service in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on March 31.
Photographer: Zinyange Aunton/AFP via Getty Images
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The International Monetary Fund has warned that Zimbabwe needs urgent aid as the coronavirus exacerbates the impact a food shortage following the worst drought in nearly four decades.