Egypt funding gap reaches $10-$12bn in FY17/18 - Minister

By: Ahmed Allam

Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt’s minister of finance, Amr El-Garhy, on Monday said that Egypt’s funding gap ranges between $10 and $12 billion during the current fiscal year.

El-Garhy noted, on the sideline of the Euromoney Conference, that this funding gap will be financed through a foreign bonds programme and a loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The minister had previously said that Egypt’s funding gap amounts to $34 billion within three years to be ended in FY18/19.

Translated by: Mai Ezz El-Din

MUBASHER Contribution Time: 18-Sep-2017 14:03 (GMT)
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