epa10739667 A man walks past a large-scale image of the US dollar banknote on a currency exchange office in Cairo, Egypt, 11 July 2023. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on 11 July the government signed deals woth 1.9 billion US dollars to sell state-owned companies under Initial Public Offering (IPO) program. Egypt is facing a shortage of hard currency reserve, forcing the government to impose restrictions on imports, seek IMF loans and offer shares of state-owned entities for sale. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI
