IMF Completes Egypt Review, Approves New Arrangement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fourth review of Egypt’s economic reform program supported by the EFF arrangement. This enables the authorities to immediately draw about US$1.2 billion (SDR 922.87 million), bringing Egypt’s total purchases under the EFF to about US$3,207 million (SDR 2,420.22 million or 119 percent of quota). Egypt’s 46-month...
US Dollar Faces Weekly Losses Amid Trade Tariff De-Escalation
markets analysis on behalf of Konstantinos Chrysikos Head of Customer Relationship Management at Kudotrade
The US Dollar remained under pressure, poised to end the week in negative territory as easing trade tensions boost risk appetite. Investor sentiment improved after the US rolled back tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, following Wednesday’s decision to halt a planned...
World Bank Group Mobilizes Over $29 billion to Support Latin America and the Caribbean Region Respond to Pandemic
In response to COVID-19 severely damaging the...
New fund to support startups in Latin America
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is supporting the development of the early-stage startup ecosystem...