International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Egypt to ask for US$4.8 billion IMF loan
Egypt
August 20, 2012
Egypt to ask for US$4.8 billion IMF loan
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil will begin talks with head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde for a US$4.8 billion…
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…
We asked IMF to postpone loan, says Brotherhood deputy guide
Egypt
May 7, 2012
We asked IMF to postpone loan, says Brotherhood deputy guide
Muslim Brotherhood Deputy General Guide Khairat al-Shater has said the group and its Freedom and Justice Party told the military…
IMF head Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won’t be enough
Business
April 19, 2012
IMF head Lagarde: IMF loan for Egypt won’t be enough
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Egypt's request for a US$3.2 billion IMF loan will not be enough to meet the country's financial…
We rejected an IMF request to devalue the pound by 20%, says official
Business
March 26, 2012
We rejected an IMF request to devalue the pound by 20%, says official
A senior government official said Monday that the government rejected a request by the International Monetary Fund to devalue the…
FJP not sufficiently briefed on IMF loan
Egypt
March 19, 2012
FJP not sufficiently briefed on IMF loan
Mohamed Morsy, president of the Freedom and Justice Party, said on Monday he did not receive sufficient clarification from the government…
Ganzouri faces tough task selling IMF reforms
Business
February 29, 2012
Ganzouri faces tough task selling IMF reforms
Egypt's interim government will have to muster all its skills of persuasion to sell austerity measures to a country…
Economic gloom begins to lift in Egypt
Business
February 29, 2012
Economic gloom begins to lift in Egypt
When Egypt's stock market index climbed this week to its highest level since last July, it was more than a…
We do not favor increasing foreign loans, says FJP
Egypt
February 22, 2012
We do not favor increasing foreign loans, says FJP
The Freedom and Justice Party has yet to announce its official stance concerning borrowing from the International Monetary Fund, said…