Egypt implements an Egypt fuel price hike as part of IMF-backed reforms, aiming to secure a $5 billion loan amid economic crisis a...
Egypt announced Thursday a 15-percent increase in petrol prices, part of a reform package requested by the International Monetary Fund to proceed with a $5 billion loan to the cash-strapped government.The announcement comes ahead of an IMF meeting on Monday to review the April payout package, unlocking $820 million in funds after Cairo received another such tranche of the loan in late June.
Egypt is suffering its worst ever economic crisis, with ballooning foreign debt driving up inflation and resulting in several consecutive devaluations of the local currency against the dollar.The IMF has demanded wide-ranging reforms, most notably adopting a liberal exchange regime as well as limiting government spending and incentivising private investment.
Alongside the economic crisis, Egypt has also been caught in regional tensions, with bloody wars raging in neighbouring Gaza and Sudan. Attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on shipping around the Red Sea have also hit revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal, recording a 23.4-percent drop in the 2023-2024 fiscal year compared to the previous one.
IMF-Backed Reforms Egypt Economic Crisis Petrol Price Increase Inflation Egypt Fuel Subsidy Cuts
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