{"id":562169,"date":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/10\/its-report-card-season\/"},"modified":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","slug":"its-report-card-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/10\/its-report-card-season\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s report card season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a> <strong>The IMF is expected to wrap its second and final review of its <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e4b88b68-45c9-4f66-bbba-1e8999ee8f3f\">year-long USD 5.2<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e4b88b68-45c9-4f66-bbba-1e8999ee8f3f\">bn standby loan program<\/a><\/strong><strong> by the end of June<\/strong>, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Q7p6Bg\">Bloomberg Asharq<\/a>. A positive review would unlock the final USD 1.6 bn tranche; Egypt received an initial USD 2 bn in June 2020 and an <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/21258759-15a5-4f32-bd15-b6710a8f13f6\">additional USD 1.6 bn late last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did we do on our first report card?<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d0f0225e-15bb-41ec-b441-e7f0beb52b47\">IMF\u2019s first review<\/a> last January saw the fund bump up our growth outlook for the year to 2.8% from 2%, with the fund praising Egypt\u2019s fiscal and monetary responses to covid-19. The government\u2019s push for green investments, as well as progress with its structural reform program also got a nod from the IMF. The fund noted a \u201cmarginal breach\u201d as Egypt\u2019s inflation fell short of the lower end of the Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s inner target band of 6-12%, triggering a consultation requirement and prompting the CBE to lower and narrow its target range to 5-9%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The IMF had approved the loan to help Egypt plug a balance of payments shortfall and finance its budget deficit amid covid-19<\/strong>, with the funds put towards supporting healthcare and social programs for the vulnerable, advancing structural reforms, and boosting private sector growth and job creation. Egypt had received a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e4b88b68-45c9-4f66-bbba-1e8999ee8f3f\">USD 2.8 bn rapid financing facility<\/a> in May 2020 for targeted and temporary spending to help offset the economic effects of covid-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO FROM THE FINANCE MINISTER- Exports this year are expected to outperform their 2020 figures<\/strong>, reducing Egypt\u2019s external financing needs, Maait told Asharq. Egypt saw <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b0cf47be-9482-49f9-bc1a-4e4a1019da07\">increased spending on export subsidies<\/a> in FY2020-2021 \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e404ce68-8c21-4162-b1e9-10017814d19b\">EGP 1.7 bn spent on subsidies<\/a>, up from EGP 900 mn, in 1Q2020-2021 which Maait says contributed to a weaker primary surplus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IMF is expected to wrap its second and final review of its year-long USD 5.2bn standby loan program by the end of June, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told Bloomberg Asharq. 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