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Senior IMF official Jihad Azour says negotiations are progressing

Senior IMF official Jihad Azour says negotiations are progressing

An Egyptian flag. (Credit: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP)

CAIRO — Negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund over a new support program are progressing, Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, said on Thursday.

Cooperation between the IMF and Egypt was "very strong," Azour said in a media briefing. He did not give details of the size or timing of the expected program.

Reporting by Aidan Lewis; Editing by Alex Richardson

CAIRO — Negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund over a new support program are progressing, Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, said on Thursday.Cooperation between the IMF and Egypt was "very strong," Azour said in a media briefing. He did not give details of the size or timing of the expected program.Reporting by Aidan Lewis;...