Impact of the IMF Loan Program on Macroeconomic Performance and Social Protection in Egypt 2016/2019

Abstract

This paper briefly investigates the impact of the participation of Egypt in the IMF loan program in November 2016 on Egyptian macroeconomic performance and social protection. It uses the “before-after” approach to measure the changes in the macroeconomic variables. All the variables are measured by using descriptive analyses. It was found that the effects of the IMF program were positive and the macroeconomic performance along with social protection programs have significantly improved.

Keywords

• imf
• loan
• economic growth
• egypt