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Egypt: Deal reached with IMF on $4.8B loan

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[November 20, 2012]  CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt says it has reached an initial deal with the International Monetary Fund that will secure a $4.8 billion loan to revive the country's ailing economy.

Ashraf el-Araby, the minister for international cooperation, said Tuesday the agreement was reached with an IMF team that has been in Cairo for weeks, negotiating a deal and discussing the government's economic program.

El-Araby says the deal would be presented for approval to the IMF board in December in Washington. He says that details of the agreement would be released at a ministerial meeting on Wednesday.

Egypt's economy plummeted following last year's uprising and many see the loan as a way to raise investor confidence. Other groups have criticized the proposal, saying the loan could trigger an economic crunch and set off inflation.

[Associated Press]

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