IMF steering committee to consider doubling emergency pandemic aid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's steering committee on Friday will consider doubling $50 billion (41 billion pounds) in emergency financing made available to help poor and middle-income countries deal with the coronavirus, a source familiar with the plans said on Thursday.IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva called for the extraordinary meeting after telling leaders of the world's 20 largest economies (G20) that the pandemic would plunge the global economy into..