IMF approves disbursement of $2bn third portion of loan to Egypt

Last updated: December 20, 2017 8:18 pm

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Pedestrians walk past the International Monetary Fund headquarters' complex in Washington Sunday, May 2, 2010. A senior International Monetary Fund official says the IMF's executive board is meeting in Washington to consider how much aid to grant Athens under a massive rescue loan package. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Wednesday its completion of the second review of Egypt’s economic reform programme, allowing the disbursement of $2bn, the third portion of the $12bn IMF loan to Egypt approved in November.

The third portion brings the total disbursements to about $6.08bn. The IMF delegation completed their visit to Egypt in November, when IMF Mission Chief for Egypt Subir Lall reaffirmed the IMF’s backing of the reforms implemented by the Egyptian authorities.

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