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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde gives a press conference in a briefing room at the end of an Extraordinary Eurogroup meeting, on May 2, 2010 at EU Headquarters in Brussels.
Egypt may be forced to "muddle through" without IMF
Reuters 16 Apr 2013
The country may struggle on for the rest of the year without an IMF loan, enduring a summer of fuel shortages and power...
Dozens of political activists taking part in protest against IMF loan, in front of Stock Exchange, Cairo, 29 August 2012.
Egypt loan talks end without deal but IMF sees progress
Reuters 16 Apr 2013
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund failed to agree on terms for a $4.8 billion (3.1 billion pounds) loan that...
Building of headquarters of Central Bank of Egypt in Downtown
Decline in foreign reserves continues
Al-Masry Al-Youm 04 Apr 2013
Decline in foreign reserves at the Central Bank continued through March to lose about US$84 million, according to the...
Egypt seeking US$465 million loan from Arab Monetary Fund
Egypt Independent 02 Apr 2013
Officials are in negotiations for a US$465 million from the Arab Monetary Fund, said Finance Minister Morsy Hegaz in an...
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Central Bank: Foreign reserves continue to fall, but at a slower pace
Egypt Independent 04 Mar 2013
Egypt’s foreign reserves dropped slightly to US$13.5 billion in late February, down from $13.6 billion late...
Wheat, the most important element in the global food crisis
Egypt insists food supply secure as wheat imports dive
Reuters 24 Feb 2013
Egypt's wheat imports are sharply down this year as it endures economic and political crisis, but state and private...
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Central Bank governor: Foreign reserves recession could abate by March
Egypt Independent 24 Feb 2013
The foreign cash reserve recession rate may decline by March, Central Bank of Egypt Governor Hesham Ramez said. The...
Cabinet think tank: Consumer confidence up
MENA 21 Feb 2013
The Cabinet’s think tank released a report Thursday showing consumer confidence is on the rise.   According...
Pound weakens to new record low
Reuters 13 Feb 2013
The Egyptian pound weakened to a  record low against the US dollar in interbank trade and slid further still on...
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) leaves after her meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby (L) at his office in Cairo in 2011. The International Monetary Fund said Thursday an IMF team had fruitful talks with authorities in Egypt this week that could lead to an IMF loan.
Moody's cuts Egypt, cites unrest and IMF doubt
Reuters 12 Feb 2013
Ratings agency Moody's cut Egypt's credit rating on Tuesday, citing doubts about its ability to secure...