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While its president plays on European fears of the human fallout from default, debt crisis looms ahead of the hot Mediterranean summer Ewan White

Tunisia’s economy teeters on the brink of collapse

While its president plays on European fears of the human fallout from default, debt crisis looms ahead of the hot Mediterranean summer

Mohamed Sharki 27 April 2023
Daily life in Egypt has been strained by a wave of price rises driven by Egyptian pound slumps, leaving the country at the mercy of the dollar. Jamie Wignall

Egypt’s deal with the IMF comes with dramatic consequences for the economy

Daily life in Egypt has been strained by a wave of price rises driven by Egyptian pound slumps, leaving the country at the mercy of the dollar.

Marcelle Nasr 13 February 2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

IMF Chief Expects To Keep 2023 Global Growth Forecast Steady At 2.7%

The International Monetary Fund is not expected to downgrade its forecast for 2.7% growth in 2023, the head of the global lender said on Thursday, noting that concerns about an oil price spike had…

12 January 2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

Global Economy Faces Tougher year in 2023, IMF's Georgieva Warns

For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth - the United States, Europe, and China - all experience weakening activity, the head of the…

02 January 2023
An Egyptian street vendor carries bread and sweets during the celebration of "Moulid", the birth of Al-Sayyida Nafisa, in old Cairo, Egypt December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egypt Lifts Import Curbs, Backs Bigger Private Sector Role To Meet IMF Demands

Egypt on Thursday lifted a key restriction on imports and approved a list of economic activities the government would leave to the private sector, in an effort to meet two key conditions attached to…

30 December 2022
The head of UGTT union, Noureddine Taboubi, speaks during a joint news conference with Minister of Employment Nasreddine Nsibi in Tunis, Tunisia November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

Tunisia Union Threatens To 'Occupy the Streets,' Rejects 2023 Budget

Tunisia's powerful UGTT union will hold mass protests and "occupy the streets" soon to show its rejection of next year's austerity budget, the leader of the union said on Monday, in its strongest…

26 December 2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/

IMF Looks For Egyptian Currency Flexibility After End of December, Official Says

The International Monetary Fund will be watching for a shift by Egypt to a flexible exchange rate after a requirement to finance imports through letters of credit is phased out at the end of this…

19 December 2022
A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo

World Bank Ready To Provide Lebanon With $300-500 mln - Cabinet

The World Bank is ready to provide Lebanon with $300 to $500 million this year for social security and other projects relating to food and agriculture, the Lebanese cabinet tweeted on Tuesday, citing…

25 October 2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

Egypt Nears Staff-Level Agreement With IMF On Terms of Its Programme

Egypt has finalized a staff-level agreement with the international monetary fund (IMF) on the components of its program, and will issue an announcement "very soon," the country's finance minister…

16 October 2022
A street trader arranges fresh vegetables and fruit on a street in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

Global Inflation Causing 'Horrifying' Food Insecurity, Says IMF Africa Head

Africa's central banks are walking a tightrope trying to curb inflation that is mostly out of their control and causing "horrifying" food insecurity, the International Monetary Fund's Africa head…

14 October 2022
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