Colombian President Iván Duque requested to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, April 7, renewed access to an $11 billion credit line to boost the country’s struggling economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move came one day after the country announced its plans to extend its mandatory quarantine until April 27. Colombia’s economy has been struggling with a lack of activity and plummeting international oil prices, as the oil industry makes up 28% of the country’s exports, accor...