RIYADH: Egypt reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund that could unlock another $1.64 billion in funding, taking total program disbursements to about $7.2 billion. The agreement covers the seventh review under the Extended Fund Facility and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility. Once approved by the IMF Executive Board, Egypt will receive approximately $1.5 billion under the EFF and an additional $136 million under the RSF, according to an IMF statement.

The IMF and Egypt completed fifth and sixth reviews of the $8 billion Extended Fund Facility, unlocking roughly $2 billion in new financing for Cairo.

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