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Central Bank of Egypt's headquarters is seen in downtown Cairo, Egypt, June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt's Currency Slides as IMF Deal Triggers New FX Regime

Egypt's pound slid 13.5% to a record low against the dollar on Thursday as authorities announced a $3 billion International Monetary Fund deal with a commitment to a "durably flexible exchange rate…

27 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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Protesters Outside IMF, World Bank Meeting Venues Demand Urgent Climate Action

Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington D.C. on Thursday, expressing opposition to funding of fossil fuels…

13 October 2022
The International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, speaks at a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Global Recession Can Be Avoided With Right Fiscal Policies -IMF's Georgieva

Global recession can be avoided if governments' fiscal policies were consistent with monetary policy tightening, but likely there would be countries falling into recession next year, the…

03 October 2022
A customer stands in front of empty shelves for some coffee products inside a supermarket in Tunis, Tunisia September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo

Tunisian Labour Union Warns of Strikes As IMF Talks Loom

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labor union has no deal with the government on reforming subsidies and publicly owned companies and will lead street protests over any "painful" changes, it said on Monday,…

03 October 2022
Lebanese caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam speaks during a press conference after his meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Salam said crisis-hit Lebanon hopes to adopt key reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund for a bailout including banking restructuring and banking secrecy laws before the end of next month if there is "political will." (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon Aims To Adopt Long-Delayed IMF Reforms in October

Crisis-hit Lebanon hopes to adopt key reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund for a long-delayed but urgently needed bailout before the end of next month if there is “political will”,…

AP 20 September 2022
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A municipal worker fixes a sign in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian resort town gets ready to host a US-brokered Gaza peace summit, on October 12, 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
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US President Donald Trump greets Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Evan Vucci / AFP
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Al Majalla examines the repercussions of Hamas's attack on Israel, which set into motion a series of significant changes and power shifts in the Middle East

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Malagasy Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT military unit, reads out a statement in front of the presidential palace, where he announces the army is taking power in Antananarivo on October 14, 2025. Luis TATO / AFP
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A rapid chain of events led to the president fleeing for his life following deadly clashes with citizens. But what happened is not uncommon for Africa. Al Majalla explains why.

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