(Reuters) - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday the International Monetary Fund would be guilty of “discriminatory behaviour” unless it provides $5 billion in emergency funding to help Tehran fight the coronavirus outbreak.
“I urge international organisations to fulfil their duties ... we are a member of the IMF ... There should be no discrimination in giving loans,” Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.
Iran’s central bank chief, Abdolnaser Hemmati, wrote last month to the IMF to request $5 billion from the Fund’s Rapid Financing Initiative, an emergency programme that aids countries faced with sudden shocks such as natural disasters.
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