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Due to foreign trade performance, the International Monetary Fund projects an increase of 5.3% for the country’s GDP this year, 1.6% above the April estimate. For next year, however, the outlook has worsened.

The International Monetary Fund announced the deliverance of USD 1.6 billion to the country, concluding a USD 5.2 billion agreement. The organization reemphasized the sound prospects for the Egyptian economy, expected to grow 2.8% in the current fiscal year and 5.2% in the next.

After discussions with the Jordanian authorities, the IMF estimates the country’s GDP will decline by 3% in 2020, as a reflection of the pandemic, but increase by 2.5% in 2021.