Economics
After Egypt Vows $6 Billion, Central Bank Moves to Combat Virus
A municipality worker cleans lamp posts outside the Luxor Temple in Egypt's southern city of Luxor on March 12.
Photographer: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty images
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Egypt gave small and medium-sized businesses a six-month extension for credit repayments and canceled ATM withdrawal fees for the same period, as the North African nation looks to protect the economy from the effects of the coronavirus.