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AFP
Article date
Fri, May 9, 2014
The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru has officially lodged an application for entry to the International Monetary Fund, the global financial body said Friday.
The Micronesian island of around 9,500 people would become the 189th member state of the IMF if its application is successful.
The application must first be endorsed by 24 IMF executive board members.
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