Egyptian shares surged on Sunday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced it had reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt for a one-year, $5.2 billion standby loan to help it grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
The benchmark EGX30 index rose 3.7% in early trade. Before this the
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