Qatar, Libya give Egypt $5 billion boost
Arab allies Qatar and Libya gave cash-strapped Egypt a $5 billion double boost as the Arab world's most populous nation struggles to secure an IMF loan to ease its deepening economic crisis.
Qatar, the world's biggest natural gas exporter, has raised $5bn with its first sovereign bond issue in two years, capitalising on investors' appetite for safe havens as the European debt crisis destabilises global markets.