{"id":571476,"date":"2020-05-13T04:26:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T04:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/05\/13\/imfs-usd-2-8-bn-pandemic-aid-lands-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2020-05-13T04:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T04:26:06","slug":"imfs-usd-2-8-bn-pandemic-aid-lands-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/05\/13\/imfs-usd-2-8-bn-pandemic-aid-lands-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF\u2019s USD 2.8 bn pandemic aid lands in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a> <strong>IMF\u2019s USD 2.8 bn pandemic aid lands in Cairo: <\/strong>Egypt took receipt of the IMF\u2019s USD 2.8 bn rapid financing instrument yesterday, only a day after the fund\u2019s executive board gave its approval, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3fHWJBA\">state news agency MENA reported<\/a>, quoting an unnamed central bank official. The facility will support the country\u2019s balance of payments and be used for \u201ctargeted and temporary spending\u201d to help the country grapple with the covid-19 pandemic that has ground the tourism sector to a halt and caused an exodus of foreign capital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talks for more funding underway: <\/strong>Talks were scheduled to kick off yesterday for a separate stand-by arrangement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/About\/Factsheets\/Sheets\/2016\/08\/01\/20\/33\/Stand-By-Arrangement\">SBA<\/a>) that could see us receive an additional USD 4.5-5 bn, Vice Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1c23ccc2-49f3-4ec3-8a96-2b792743862c\">said on Monday<\/a>. How much we end up receiving in SBA funding will depend on the IMF\u201ds assessment of our needs, ability to repay and track record with the fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMF\u2019s USD 2.8 bn pandemic aid lands in Cairo: Egypt took receipt of the IMF\u2019s USD 2.8 bn rapid financing instrument yesterday, only a day after the fund\u2019s executive board gave its approval, state news agency MENA reported, quoting an unnamed central bank official. 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