Featured URGENT: Egypt’s GDP to grow 2.7% in 2024, 4.1% in 2025 in IMF new forecast Yomna Yasser Jul 16, 2024 0 Egypt’s economy will grow by 2.7 per cent and 4.1 per cent in 2024 and 2025, respectively, the International…
Africa News Kenya cuts ’25 spending, deficit rises Aya Anwar Jul 15, 2024 0 Kenya's government plans to cut 2024-25 spending by 1.9 per cent and widen the fiscal deficit to 3.6 per cent of…
Stocks Pakistan’s stock market surges on IMF loan deal Nada Ali Jul 15, 2024 0 Pakistan's stock market surged on Monday as the KSE 100 index reached a record high, rising 1.44 per cent following…
Featured IMF: Egypt review delay not unusual Yomna Yasser Jul 14, 2024 0 The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) postponement of the third review of Egypt’s economic reform programme “is…
Featured French GDP growth to reach 1.3% by ’25 – IMF Aya El Sayed Jul 14, 2024 0 The French economy will see growth gradually increase to 1.3 per cent by 2025, starting at 0.9 percent in 2024,…
Banks Argentina’s c. bank to sell dollars in parallel market Nada Ali Jul 14, 2024 0 Argentina's central bank will begin selling US dollars in the country's parallel foreign exchange markets on…
Africa News Zimbabwe growth downgraded as severe drought weighs on Aya Anwar Jul 10, 2024 0 Zimbabwe has downgraded its 2024 economic growth forecast to 2 per cent from 3.5 per cent, due to an El…
Africa News IMF approves $60m for Mozambique Aya Anwar Jul 9, 2024 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its Fourth Review under Mozambique’s Extended Credit Facility…
Featured IMF to mull cutting fees on major borrowers Aya Anwar Jul 8, 2024 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to discuss reducing fees for its largest borrowers amid concerns over…
Featured Jordan’s GDP grows 2% in Q1 ’24 Aya Anwar Jul 7, 2024 0 Jordan's gross domestic product (GDP) surged by 2 per cent at constant prices during the first quarter of 2024…