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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has doled out billions of dollars to keep countries afloat, with few restrictions on that money. But now, those countries say the IMF wants them to impose austerity measures that would devastate struggling economies and dramatically exacerbate inequalities. Rupa Shenoy reports.