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Egypt\u2019s<\/strong> IMF loan, government IPO plans, and debt took center stage in Finance<\/strong> Minister Ahmed Kouchouk\u2019s interview with Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira, <\/strong>which dominated last night\u2019s talk show discussions (watch, runtime 49:40<\/a>). <\/p>\n

Egypt is poised to secure a USD 1.2 bn disbursement from its USD 8 bn IMF loan later <\/strong>this month, <\/strong>according to Kouchouk, who dismissed speculation that Cairo had sought to increase the program\u2019s size. The announcement follows a staff-level agreement with the IMF in late December, clearing the path for the long-delayed fourth review<\/a> of the loan program and the release of the next tranche. <\/p>\n

The government is also looking to raise USD 3 bn from the global debt markets in the first<\/strong> half of the year<\/strong>, with Kouhouk explaining to El Hadidi that \u201cwe will return to the global debt market with various issuances that appeal to different types of investors, but with relatively small volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Privatization will also help raise funds this year, with three or four companies set to be <\/strong>offered up before the end of the fiscal year at the end of June<\/strong>, the finance minister said. The companies \u2014 including military-owned firms \u2014 will be offered up either to strategic investors or on the EGX through an IPO. Kouchouk\u2019s comments follow Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly announcement<\/a> last month that 2025 will see the government offer up stakes in ten companies.<\/p>\n

But Kouchouk was keen to express his concern over Egypt\u2019s USD 152 bn of external <\/strong>debt<\/strong>, pledging to reduce it by USD 2 bn annually to ensure borrowing remains below repayments. Some USD 16 bn in external debt repayments are due this year, 80% of which will be covered by real and additional resources, with the remaining 20% coming from concessional loans from international development institutions. The government is targeting a public debt-to-GDP ratio of around 85% by the end of the current fiscal year. <\/p>\n

The minister also teased a new initiative to convert cars to run on natural gas that will be<\/strong> announced next week<\/strong>, which will see the Finance Ministry cover 70% of the roughly EGP 17-17.5k conversion cost.<\/p>\n

Some corners of the international press also picked up Kouchouk\u2019s comments: <\/strong>Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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