Egypt is set to acquire a $500 million loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
Afreximbak to lend Egypt $500 million to ease dollar crunch
Egypt Is About To Solve Its #Currency Crisis By Borrowing $500m From afreximbank https://t.co/SBLfaAQFv6— MMD Pegglobe (mmdbozz) February 21, 2016
The facility is to help Egyptian importers navigate the dollar shortage that has gripped the country.
The deal will provide a trade liquidity facility to Egyptian importers, focusing on imports considered strategic to the economy.
Egypt’s central bank reserves dwindled from some $36 billion before 2011 to $16.48 billion at the end of January this year.
The loan facility from the Afreximbank is part of a programme that was approved in December and is worth more than $ 3.5 billion.
It is aimed at helping member countries adjust to a collapse in commodity prices and the impact of political violence.
The north African country has struggled to revive its economy since the 2011 uprising.