Egypt asks IMF for $4.8B loan

Thursday, August 23, 2012

CAIRO -- Egypt on Wednesday formally asked the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan to boost the country's sagging economy, and said it expects to reach a final agreement by the end of the year.

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