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Lagarde, Qandil hope for IMF deal before end of year
Business
August 22, 2012
Lagarde, Qandil hope for IMF deal before end of year
The Egyptian government has entered negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a US$4.8 billion loan, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil…
Egypt says formally requests US$4.8 bn IMF loan
Business
August 22, 2012
Egypt says formally requests US$4.8 bn IMF loan
Egypt has formally requested a US$4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, a spokesman for its president said on…
Central bank official: Foreign reserves may hit US$21.2 bn
Business
August 21, 2012
Central bank official: Foreign reserves may hit US$21.2 bn
An official at the Central Bank of Egypt told a state-run paper that he predicted the country's foreign reserve…
Update: IMF chief to visit Egypt on 22 Aug, Cairo may seek $4.8 bln
Business
August 15, 2012
Update: IMF chief to visit Egypt on 22 Aug, Cairo may seek $4.8 bln
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will visit Egypt next week in a show of IMF support for Egypt's…
Finance minister: Negotiations with IMF resumed for $3.2 billion loan
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Finance minister: Negotiations with IMF resumed for $3.2 billion loan
The government is in contact with the International Money Fund to resume negotiations on a US$3.2 billion loan to Egypt,…
Living on borrowed time: Morsy’s political economics
Business
July 16, 2012
Living on borrowed time: Morsy’s political economics
President Mohamed Morsy is seeking to use public spending to build a base of support in diverse sectors of society,…
IMF to resume talks with Egypt after election
Business
June 15, 2012
IMF to resume talks with Egypt after election
IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said Friday that the fund is ready to support Egypt during the transitional period and plans…
White gold: Are Egypt’s cotton industries beyond salvation?
Environment
May 16, 2012
White gold: Are Egypt’s cotton industries beyond salvation?
Egypt’s extra-long staple cotton, acclaimed to be the world’s finest, has been in a state of rapid decline for the…
Finance minister expects to get IMF loan by end-June
Business
April 12, 2012
Finance minister expects to get IMF loan by end-June
Egypt's government expects to seal a loan from the International Monetary Fund by 15 May, allowing the money to be…
Khairat al-Shater says Omar Suleiman presidency bid is an ‘insult’
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Khairat al-Shater says Omar Suleiman presidency bid is an ‘insult’
A bid for power by Hosni Mubarak's former intelligence chief is an insult to Egypt's revolution that, if successful, would…