IMF loan

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Slash and burn: Reducing fuel subsidy bill at whose expense?

Waad Ahmed | Government continues pattern of price hikes for subsidized fuel types to reduce fuel subsidy bill

29 June 2017

How can government maintain target budget deficit and fund new social spending increase?

Osman El Sharnoubi | To fund increased social spending, the state will turn to measures that will increase the strain on Egyptians

25 June 2017

IMF • 17 min read

Where does government stand in implementing terms of IMF loan agreement?

Osman El Sharnoubi | Mada Masr tracks Egypt's compliance with terms of IMF staff report timetable as the fund conducts review

10 May 2017

IMF loan • 12 min read

A disconnect of interest: The social injustice hidden in Egypt’s monetary policy

Waad Ahmed | Would increasing interest benefit international creditors at the expense of Egypt's poor?

28 April 2017

Finance Ministry • 16 min read

Investment between 2 IMF loans: An unchanged philosophy and challenges to governance

Waad Ahmed | New investment legislation aims to address ongoing challenges to post-2011 investment governance

2 March 2017

inflation • 13 min read

IMF loan in hand, where will the promised LE25 bn in social spending be allocated?

Osman El Sharnoubi | Experts warn nominal increases in social spending will not ease financial woes

23 February 2017

devaluation • 12 min read

The We Want to Live campaign: Impoverishment is a political choice

Osman El Sharnoubi | How does this new grassroots campaign aim to pursue social justice for Egyptians?

2 February 2017

IMF loan • 16 min read

IMF intervention: Lessons from Asia and Latin America

Waad Ahmed | Accounts of IMF intervention in Asia and Latin America in the 1990s

13 December 2016

IMF loan • 6 min read

Recap: 6 frequently asked questions about Egypt’s IMF loan

Beesan Kassab | What is the interest rate? What are the conditions?

22 November 2016

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Opinion

Amr Adly

The IMF is neither the problem nor the solution

Development does not co-exist naturally with free market policies

11 May 2017

Amr Adly

The IMF as knee surgeon on a cancerous patient

"You ask me about the poor and their problems? These are issues that need creative solutions"

20 March 2017

Ayman Ismail

13 simple truths about the economy

You cannot attract foreign investors if you can't keep your local investors.

4 August 2016

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News

IMF loan • 7 min read

IMF passes Egypt’s first loan review on condition of stronger fiscal adjustments

14 July 2017

IMF loan • 6 min read

IMF releases staff agreement on Egypt loan, mission chief commends economic program’s progress

18 January 2017

IMF loan • 5 min read

IMF’s failure to meet transparency timeframe on Egypt’s loan suggests government objections: EIPR

13 December 2016

IMF loan • 4 min read

IMF: Egypt’s new import tariffs not a condition for $12 billion loan

10 December 2016

IMF loan • 3 min read

IMF board approves US$12 bn loan to Egypt

11 November 2016

foreign aid • 6 min read

IMF welcomes Egypt’s austerity measures, advises against lifting food subsidies

28 October 2016

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