An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is currently in Cairo to discuss the final reviews of Egypt's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) programs, aiming to reach a staff-level agreement and submit the reviews to the IMF's Executive Board before the EFF expires on December 15, Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, said.
Updated 11/1/2026 4:19:00 AM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly outlined the goals of the National Economic Transformation Program for 2027–2030, noting that the current program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to conclude by the end of December 2026.
Updated 10/25/2026 12:28:00 AM
Egypt’s energy subsidy reforms have helped reduce economic vulnerabilities and given policymakers greater flexibility, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, released on October 22.
Updated 10/22/2026 2:13:00 PM
Egypt has made significant progress in its economic reform and stability program despite a challenging external environment, said Taline Koranchelian, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Director at the Middle East and Central Asia Department.
Updated 10/15/2026 10:37:00 AM
Egypt has prepared and approved 30 projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative over the past period, with a combined EGP 41 billion in investment, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said.
Updated 10/14/2026 2:36:00 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Egypt’s economic growth in fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027 to 4.7%, versus 4.4% projected in July
Updated 10/13/2026 7:29:00 AM
Egypt’s stronger macroeconomic buffers and swift policy response helped contain the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East, although significant vulnerabilities continue to weigh on the economy, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment prepared by Amine Mati, the IMF’s mission chief for Egypt and an assistant director in its Middle East and Central Asia Department, and Yevgeniya Korniyenko, a senior economist in the same department.
Updated 9/22/2026 6:24:00 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved new financing totaling about $1.8 billion for Egypt after completing the seventh review of the country's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
Updated 8/1/2026 5:31:00 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to meet this Thursday, July 30, to consider the seventh review of Egypt’s economic reform program under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
Updated 7/29/2026 7:43:00 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for Egypt's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the current fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 to 4.6%, up 0.4% from its April projections, according to the July 2026 update of its World Economic Outlook (WEO).
Updated 7/9/2026 4:58:00 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
Updated 6/30/2026 7:05:00 AM
Egypt is expected to receive $1.6 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following its board meetings this summer, IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack said.
Updated 6/28/2026 8:32:00 AMA mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Cairo for the seventh review of Egypt’s extended fund facility (EFF) program, with the process potentially unlocking around $1.6 billion in new financing, IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack said in a press briefing.
Updated 5/17/2026 8:11:00 AMPresident Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discussed the economic reform program aimed at achieving sustainable development.
Updated 5/13/2026 4:45:00 AM
Prime Minister has directed the swift rollout of an incentive initiative to encourage factories and households to switch to solar energy, as the government seeks to ease pressure from the ongoing regional and global crisis.
Updated 4/27/2026 7:50:00 AM
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh held talks with senior executives from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on expanding economic cooperation and exploring investment opportunities aligned with Egypt’s economic targets.
Updated 4/16/2026 3:54:00 PM
Egypt’s economy is projected to grow between 4.8% and 5% during the third quarter (Q3) of the current fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026.
Updated 4/16/2026 9:35:00 AM
Egypt's net international reserves (NIR) jumped to $52.830 billion at the end of March 2026.
Updated 4/5/2026 3:06:00 PM
Egypt is set to complete four major transactions for financial closure before the end of the state ownership policy (SOP), according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) seventh and eighth review of Egypt’s economic reform program.
Updated 3/29/2026 1:56:00 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering scenarios for countries to gauge which economies could need fresh financing if the US-Iran war escalates
Updated 3/26/2026 8:46:00 AM