Fraud fright: IMF wants strict controls on countries’ COVID-19 spending

With reports of spending by some countries on materiel linked to their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic already tainted by irregularities, including major fraud, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking the implementation of measures by countries to offset what it describes as risks of diluted accountability and weakened fiscal control in the context of the pandemic.

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