Tunisia: Among Africa’s economic super power in 2038
According to Wikistrat, a geopolitical consulting firm, Tunisia has been considered as a natural global candidate among other economies and is supposedly expected to lead […]
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Egypt: Stock market and foreign reserves in limbo
The ongoing political unrest between pro-Morsi and anti-Morsi demonstrators, alongside the intervention of the military has taken a serious bite on Egypt’s stock market, as […]
Tunisia: Government to recapitalize banks by September
The Tunisian government’s published a letter sent to the IMF, describing the government’s intention to recapitalize its banks through a rescue operation. The amount needed […]
The IMF brings a new deal to Tunisia
The Executive Board of the IMF has finally approved a 2 year Stand-By Arrangement, for an amount equivalent to Special Drawing Rights (SDR) $1.74 billion […]
Marzouki fundraising in Japan
Japan will be financially supporting Tunisian projects up to $730 million in a bid to ease the North African country’s hardship during its transitional period. […]
Tunisian institutions at loggerheads about IMF loan
The stand-by loan agreed upon and expected to be signed this month by the Tunisian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is again being […]
Egypt: Inflation to go above 10%, IMF
The International Monetary Fund has voiced out its observations about Egypt, citing that inflation will rise to 10,9% this year; thereby surpassing the previous estimation […]
The sinking of Egypt’s currency
The Egyptian pound is still going through its worst period after reaching a new all-time low against the United States dollar at an average of […]
Tunisia on the road to sign a deal with IMF
Tunisia has finally reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for the $1,78 billion precautionary loan. Negotiations between the two parties have been tedious […]
Egypt and the IMF: towards a bigger loan?
The update given by the Egyptian Planning Minister after talks with the International Monetary Fund has raised eyebrows. Minister Ashraf El-Araby described the talks as […]