The upcoming export support program for the next fiscal year got some airtime on Lamees El Hadidi’s Kelma Akhira last night, with Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk phoning to give us a preview of some key features of the program before they’re formally announced in a presser later today (watch, runtime: 9:56). The new program will be fully funded and pre-allocated in the state budget — a step aimed at avoiding payment delays and ensuring exporters know subsidy values ahead of time, he explained.

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Kouchouk said the three-year program was crafted in coordination with the Investment Ministry and all export councils, in a process he described as a “fully coordinated effort.” He added that the new framework will bring in more beneficiaries than previous iterations.

The minister gave us an insight into the IMF fifth review of our loan program, telling El Hadidi that negotiations are progressing “very well,” with a few final points currently under review. “We’re hopeful that the fifth disbursement will arrive with the start of the new fiscal year,” he said.

El Hadidi also congratulated Kouchouk on being named African Finance Minister of the Year by the African Leadership Magazine in their 2025 awards. “Business leaders and economic figures say you’ve made a revolution in finance and tax,” she said.

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