public debt
PM says reducing public debt, inflation among key targets of government in 2026
Egypt
December 11, 2025
PM says reducing public debt, inflation among key targets of government in 2026
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said one of the government’s key targets for 2026 is to…
PM follows up efforts to reduce public debt to GDP ratio
Business
July 23, 2025
PM follows up efforts to reduce public debt to GDP ratio
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government continues its efforts to maintain a sustainable downward trend in external debt, while…
Egypt’s new committee aims to raise up to LE25 billion annually from state asset divestment
Business
July 12, 2024
Egypt’s new committee aims to raise up to LE25 billion annually from state asset divestment
Egypt aims to establish an asset liquidation committee under the Ministry of Finance with the goal of generating 20 to…
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the…
Lebanon PM says accelerating reforms to rein in public debt: CNBC
Economy
September 4, 2019
Lebanon PM says accelerating reforms to rein in public debt: CNBC
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said his government would aim to cut the budget deficit to 7%…
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
Middle East
August 9, 2019
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…
Finance Minister expresses pride in Egypt’s economic performance
Economy
July 17, 2019
Finance Minister expresses pride in Egypt’s economic performance
During a press conference on Wednesday at the Cabinet headquarters to announce the Cabinet’s economic performance, Minister of Finance Mohamed…
Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest
Middle East
June 27, 2019
Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of veterans burned tyres and blocked highways in Lebanon on Thursday to protest plans to tax…
Egypt sets plan set to reduce public debt-to-GDP: Minister
Business
April 14, 2019
Egypt sets plan set to reduce public debt-to-GDP: Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohammed Maait said that the government has been working on reducing the public debt-to-Growth Domestic Product…
IMF chief warns of high Arab public debt
Business
February 9, 2019
IMF chief warns of high Arab public debt
Public debt has rapidly increased in many Arab countries since the 2008 global financial crisis, due to persistently high budget…