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  "title": "Statement by the IMF Managing Director on Egypt",
  "publication": "IMF News, September 24, 2018",
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  "summary": "Press Release No. 18/355",
  "publishDate": "2018-09-24",
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      "heading": "Meeting and participants",
      "content": "- Press Release No. 18/355\n- Date: September 23, 2018\n- Following a meeting in New York between:\n  - Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund\n  - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi"
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      "heading": "Key findings and observations",
      "content": "- Egypt’s economic reform program is supported by the IMF’s US$12 billion Extended Fund Facility.\n- Egypt’s economy is showing strong signs of recovery.\n- Egypt’s economic growth is described as among the highest in the Middle East."
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    {
      "heading": "Policy priorities and recommendations",
      "content": "- Capitalize on Egypt’s macroeconomic gains to advance the authorities’ home-grown structural reforms.\n- Structural reforms aim to:\n  - Achieve more sustainable, inclusive and private-sector led growth\n  - Help create jobs for Egypt’s young population\n  - Ensure adequate resources are available for social protection\n- The Managing Director reiterated the Fund’s commitment to support Egypt and its people."
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      "heading": "Media contact",
      "content": "- IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS\n- PRESS OFFICER: Randa Elnagar\n- Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n\nStatement by the IMF Managing Director on Egypt, September 23, 2018.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Christine Lagarde\n- Arab Republic of Egypt and the IMF\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2018/09/24/pr18355-statement-by-the-imf-managing-director-on-egypt"
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