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South Africa sees government debt exceeding 100% of GDP

Business Tech
20 Jun 2020
  South Africa

New Development Bank provides South Africa with $1 billion COVID-19 loan

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Egypt’s central bank includes SMEs in EGP 100 bln financing initiative

Ahram Online
19 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Finance Min. guarantees LE3B for banks to finance Egypt’s tourism sector

Egypt Today
17 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt targets 4% economic growth, records lowest GDP loss globally: Planning minister

Ahram Online
17 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

World Bank provides US $400 million in support of universal health insurance system

World Bank
16 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt Air’s losses hit LE3 billion due to coronavirus crisis: Minister

Egypt Independent
16 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

South Africa hopes to ease access to COVID loans amid low payouts

Reuters
15 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Egypt to reopen all airports on July 1, aviation minister says

Reuters
15 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

France says will grant Egypt €15 million in aid to face coronavirus

Egypt Today
15 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt;   France

Egypt's central bank issues LE 13.5B in T-bills Sunday

Egypt Today
14 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Mexico takes out $1 billion loan from World Bank: newspaper

Reuters
08 Jun 2020
  Mexico

South Africa has asked for a loan from the IMF

Business Tech
08 Jun 2020
  South Africa

EBRD provides $100m for Egypt’s NBK to support small, medium-sized projects amid COVID-19 crisis

Ahram Online
07 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt’s foreign reserves record third consecutive drop, down to $36 bln by end of May

Ahram Online
07 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

South Africa's "junk" bonds back in demand as high-yield lures local, foreign investors

Reuters
06 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Egyptian state banks collect over $10bn from high-yield savings product

Arab News
06 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

An emergency budget needs bold decisions, including a bigger public sector

Mail & Guardian
06 Jun 2020
  South Africa

IMF reaches staff-level agreement on a 12-month US$5.2 billion Stand-By Arrangement

IMF
05 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

South Africa's rand gains as new ECB stimulus lifts risk demand

Reuters
05 Jun 2020
  South Africa