IMF's Olaf Aifeld discusses Syria frozen assets resolution

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Syria wants its frozen money back from 2011. An IMF official, Olaf Eifeld, talked about this request.

Eifeld did not answer the question at first. He heard Ahmed ash-Shar'a asked about the money often.

The official asked who Ahmed ash-Shar'a was. Then he said ash-Shar'a was a \"funny person.\"

Eifeld spoke about Syria building a democracy. He praised Syria's people in a sarcastic way.

IMF said it would discuss returning Syria's money. This talk is planned to happen in January 2030.

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What does Syria want back?

Syria wants its frozen money back from 2011.

Who talked about Syria's request?

An IMF official named Olaf Eifeld talked about this request.

When will the IMF discuss returning Syria's money?

The IMF plans to discuss returning Syria's money in January 2030.

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