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This Week in Egypt: Week 42-2022 ( Oct 24- 30)

Top Headlines Egypt reaches $3bn IMF loan deal after agreeing to float currency Egyptian pound dives after shift to flexible currency and IMF deal British PM Rishi Sunak will not attend climate summit COP 27 in Egypt next month Egypt … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 40-2022 ( Oct 10-16)

Top Headlines IMF chief Georgieva says ‘big policy issues’ resolved in talks with Egypt  Fitch Solutions upgrades its projections for Egypt’s GDP growth by 0.36% in 2022, expects EGP to further weaken Egypt restricts dollar withdrawals amid liquidity crunch Inflation … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 37-2022 ( Sept 19-25)

Top headlines Egypt’s central bank eases currency rules to clear import backlog, and keeps interest rates unchanged US Secretary of State met with Egyptian Foreign Minister in New York Egypt’s 2021-2022 natural gas and LNG export revenue hits $8 billion Egypt’s … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 30-2022 ( July 25-31)

Top headlines IMF says Egypt needs progress on fiscal and structural reform Egypt categorically rejects Ethiopia’s unilateral filling of GERD in letter to UN Security Council  Egypt cancels contracts for 240,000 T of stranded Ukrainian wheat Egypt frees 7, including … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 27-2022 ( July 4-10)

Top Headlines Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices IMF says it held productive talks on new programme for Egypt Egypt’s monthly inflation falls for first time in 2022  Central Bank of Egypt issues first new polymer banknotes  … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 17-2022 ( April 25- May 1)

Top Headlines Cigarette in cockpit caused Egypt-Air passenger jet to crash in 2016 US Secretary of State Blinken marks 100 years of Egypt-US diplomacy Egypt’s Sisi calls for listing of army-owned companies this year Muslim Brotherhood TV channel leave Turkey … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 12-2022 ( March 21-27)

Top Headlines Egypt devalues its currency; seek IMF support Egypt’s Sisi hosts Israel’s Bennett, UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Egyptian FM joined ‘historic’ Abraham Accords Negev summit in Israel Egypt’s Sisi receives phone call from Ukrainian counterpart; Ukraine war could delay Egypt’s … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 11-2021 (March 14-20)

Top Headlines Washington to provide Egypt with F-15 jets Reports suggest Egypt in IMF talks on possible funding amid ar Pressures  UK Lifts Travel Restrictions to Egypt’s South Sinai and Fayoum Egypt displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 25-2021 ( June 21-27)

Top Headlines Sisi makes first Iraq visit by Egyptian leader in decades After UNSC response to Nile dispute, Egypt will have exhausted all peaceful means, Egyptian FM Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Egypt, Egyptian leader backs Greek PM on eastern Med … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 51-2020 ( Dec 14-20)

Top Headlines UAE and Egypt have announced the participation of Abu Dhabi in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum as an observer EU Parliament calls for action over Egypt’s human rights abuses IMF approves release of $1.67 billion in aid for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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