{"id":130323,"date":"2021-06-05T20:36:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=130323"},"modified":"2021-06-05T20:40:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:40:02","slug":"lishten-antigua-will-not-rush-into-an-imf-programme-pm-browne-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/lishten-antigua-will-not-rush-into-an-imf-programme-pm-browne-says\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN: Antigua will not rush into an IMF programme, PM Browne says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3092995605\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Prime Minister Gaston Browne says no decision has been taken regarding entering a formal arrangement with the IMF.<\/p><div id=\"antig-88360284\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, 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