Egypt Seeks $1.5 Billion in Islamic Debt Sale as Payment Looms

  • Country is battling to address a foreign-exchange shortage
  • Egypt on hook for $1.25 billion Eurobond repayment Tuesday
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Egypt looked to raise $1.5 billion through the sale of its first Islamic debt, as the North African nation wrestles with a foreign-currency crunch.