Economics

Egypt Gets $2.8 Billion Emergency Financing From IMF

  • Fund says financing needed to protect macroeconomic stability
  • The country’s funding gap is estimated at $10 billion in 2020
Photographer: Sima Diab/Bloomberg
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The International Monetary Fund approved $2.77 billion in emergency funding for Egypt as the Arab world’s most populous nation grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.