IMF Stops Payment To Afghanistan Due To Lax Financial Oversight

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The International Monetary Fund stopped an expected $70 million reconstruction payment to Afghanistan over concerns about its lax financial oversight following the near-collapse of the nation's largest private bank, a government adviser said Friday. - IMF To Afghanistan: Get Your Banks In Order
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