Exclusive: Jordan to push IMF to slow reforms after protests, officials say

A protestor waves a flag near Jordan Prime Minister's office during a protest in Amman, Jordan June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

DUBAI (Reuters) - Jordan will ask the IMF to give it more time to implement reforms, after some of the largest protests in years showed pushing the debt-burdened country beyond its means risked major instability, officials said.

A week of rare protests has brought down the government and forced King Abdullah to effectively suspend tax rises - a key part of fiscal consolidation plans pushed by the IMF to reduce Jordan's large public debt.