The International Monetary Fund announced that it will disburse USD18.6 million to Moldova following a review of the country’s economic performance. This brings the total assistance to the former Soviet republic to USD143 million under the three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility arrangement. (IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review of Moldova’s PRGF Arrangement and Approves USD18.6 Million Disbursement ? International Monetary Fund, Jul. 14, 2008)