Egypt's progress on structural reforms under an $8 billion International Monetary Fund loan agreement has been mixed, the ...

Egypt's current account deficit narrowed to $2.1 billion in January to March 2025 from $7.5 billion in the same period a year ...

This week, tax collectors went on strike, adding to growing labor unrest that threatens to unleash a 'social explosion' against Mubarak's regime.

Arab Finance: Egypt plans to issue $4 billion in international bonds over the next 12 months, Bloomberg cited Minister of ...

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it would combine the fifth and sixth reviews of Egypt's $8 billion support program this fall to give authorities more time to meet critical objectives ...

The Egyptian economy has long been moribund. Decades of centralized control and kleptocracy under Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, and Hosni Mubarak eroded Egypt’s economic vibrancy.

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Economic Reforms a Must for Democratic Egypt. Feb 9, 2011 3 min read COMMENTARY BY. Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. @kimsmithholmes. Former Executive Vice President .

Tough economic times are likely to be Egypt’s reality for a while, despite the announcement that Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to a much-needed $12 billion loan.

The military government that replaced Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak is now moving to reverse recent reforms that gave Egypt solid economic growth in the last several years. It wants to curb free ...

In October of last year, it looked like Egypt was embarking on an economic reform programme to bring north Africa’s largest economy out of a growing crisis that had started in early 2022.. This ...

From mega-projects to tax reforms, Egyptian ministers presented detailed initiatives last week to revive an economy battered by three years of upheaval and decades of neglect. Quizzed about Egypt ...