Egypt expects IMF loan before April
Egypt expects IMF loan before April Updated: 09:49, Monday March 4, 2013 Egypt's Finance Minister Al-Morsi al-Sayyed Hegazi says he expects his government to reach an agreement with the IMF on a $US4.8 billion loan before parliamentary elections in April, state media has reported.
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.