The International Monetary Fund has reached an agreement with Egypt on a $3bn standby facility in budget support for the current fiscal year.
The funds will help to bridge the widening gap in Egypt’s finances that opened up as a result of the political turmoil accompanying the popular uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, president.
The Egyptian government has seen its revenue slashed this year as tourists and investors fled and exports fell by half.
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