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BREAKING: Egypt says formally requests $4.8 bln IMF loan Egypt's president requests a $4.8 billion loan during his meeting with the IMF's Christine Lagarde on Wednesday morning
Egypt has formally requested a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the presidential spokesman said on Wednesday during a visit to Cairo by IMF chief Christine Lagarde. "We have officially requested a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF and talks are currently going on inside about the request," spokesman Yasser Ali told Reuters as Lagarde held discussions with President Mohamed Mursi. He said any details would be announced later. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to reopen fresh discussions on a fiscal package, after year-long negotiations between Egypt's government and the international financial organisation. She initiated her visited by meeting President Mohamed Morsi, and is expected to meet the cabinet's economic group later.