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Ecuador could get IMF cash end-March -- IMF

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Ecuador could win its first installment of cash from a $2 billion rescue deal by the end of March or early April if it meets the final conditions to win the cash, IMF media chief Thomas Dawson said on Tuesday.

Dawson told a news conference that several ``prior actions'' were included in the International Monetary Fund's lending agreement with Ecuador, including some measures which must be approved by Ecuador's Congress.

``If these measures take place in the framework we are expecting, we expect the board to meet in late March or early April,'' he said.

The international community announced a $2 billion aid package for Ecuador last week. The money, including $300 million from the IMF, will help Ecuador introduce the dollar as its main currency.