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Business
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Economy
6/7/2023 4:32:26 PM
Antoinette M. Sayeh, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is visiting Cairo, IMF senior resident representative in Egypt Said Bakhache, told Ahram Online on Wednesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
6/6/2023 9:30:53 PM
Amid speculation on a looming devaluation the government is taking measures to preserve hard currency and attract more investment, writes Niveen Wahish
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World
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Region
6/4/2023 9:31:10 PM
Lebanese lawmakers on Sunday nominated Jihad Azour, an International Monetary Fund regional director and former minister, for president, with the position still vacant for seven months because of political turmoil.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/31/2023 11:34:37 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed to Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva that strong cooperation between Egypt and the fund provides a positive climate for the Egyptian economy.
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Business
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Economy
5/23/2023 4:19:09 PM
The British economy will avoid falling into recession this year, according to upgraded growth forecasts Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund.
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World
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Region
5/20/2023 2:25:05 PM
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday said the International Monetary Fund should take a "pragmatic" approach to a bailout for Tunisia, in comments to other G7 leaders in Japan.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
5/16/2023 11:31:40 PM
Egypt’s economy is far from having run out of options, writes Gamal Wagdy
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Business
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Economy
5/14/2023 2:59:05 PM
Fitch Solutions said that the fourth Egyptian pound devaluation will occur in the context of progress on the divestment strategy Egypt is enacting. Egypt is currently working on reducing the government footprint in the economic activity for the private sector; chiefly through its initial public offering (IPO) and privatization programmes.
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World
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Africa
5/12/2023 7:08:26 PM
Ghana has given sufficient assurances to enable the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board to consider approving a $3 billion loan agreement, the lender said in a statement on Friday.
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World
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Region
5/10/2023 10:39:53 AM
A police officer shot dead two people participating in an annual pilgrimage to a renowned Tunisian synagogue as well as two members of the security services before he was killed on Tuesday, the interior ministry said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
5/9/2023 8:22:20 PM
Following downgrades by several rating agencies, the government has been fending off criticism of its economic policies, writes Doaa A. Moneim
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Business
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Economy
5/4/2023 1:25:30 AM
The Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee (FAPC) raised on Wednesday diesel prices by EGP 1 to 8.25 Egyptian pounds and maintained the prices of all the other gasoline prices.
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Business
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Economy
5/3/2023 3:06:52 PM
Adopting a flexible exchange rate regime under the current IMF loan programme for Egypt is key to attract more investors, ensure hard currency liquidity and raise confidence in the economy, said Jihad Azour, the director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the fund.
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Business
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Economy
5/3/2023 10:48:00 AM
Ahram Online, as the online media partner of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the launching event, will live-stream the Middle East and North Africa Regional Economic Outlook report.
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Business
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Economy
5/3/2023 10:34:30 AM
Egypt’s total governmental gross debt is expected to rise to 92.9 percent of GDP in 2023, up from 88.5 percent in 2022, before cooling to 87 percent in 2024, the highest among the emerging market and middle income countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/2/2023 6:28:00 PM
Ahram Online and Al-Ahram Weekly are pleased to announce that they will become the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) online media partners for launching the IMF's Middle East and North Africa Regional Economic Outlook report on Wednesday, 3 May.
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Business
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Economy
4/30/2023 2:02:15 PM
Fitch Solutions has raised its forecast for Egypt’s inflation in 2023 to 32.3 percent, up from an average of 25.9 percent that it expected a month ago.
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World
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Region
4/27/2023 1:33:56 PM
President Kais Saied has called for the revival of Tunisia's phosphate industry, suggesting he will seek alternative sources of revenue that would allow the country to do without a foreign bailout.
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Business
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Economy
4/26/2023 5:08:05 PM
Central banks in the Middle East and Central Asia (MECA) region, including Egypt, may need to adopt tighter monetary policies in order to tackle surging inflation, according to the second chapter of the IMF Regional Economic Outlook May 2023 Report.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/25/2023 7:43:46 PM
Egypt needs to accelerate its privatisation programme and slow down large-scale infrastructure projects to fulfil its pledges to the IMF, reports Doaa A. Moneim from Washington
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