{
  "id": 14633278,
  "title": "Egypt needs more work on reducing state footprint in economy, IMF says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/egypt-needs-more-work-on-reducing-state-footprint-in-economy-imf-says",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T06:25:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444339/egypt-needs-more-work-on-reducing-state-footprint-in-economy-imf-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BANGKOK: Egypt has made good progress in restoring macroeconomic stability despite a very difficult external environment, but must speed up structural reforms aimed at reducing the footprint of the state in the economy, an IMF official said on Thursday. Taline Koranchelian, deputy director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said the IMF would discuss the issue, along with…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}