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HISTORICAL FACTS: Egypt strikes expanded 8bn deal with the imf | History Defined

A woman stands next to a currency exchange point displaying an image of the United States dollar, in Cairo, Egypt, on March 6, 2024 [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

Egypt has signed an expanded $8bn deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said.

The new agreement announced on Wednesday is an expansion of the $3bn, 46-month Extended Fund Facility that the IMF struck with Egypt back in December 2022, which was predicated on the shift to a more flexible exchange-rate system.

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