Egypt President hails gov't COVID-19 economic performance testified by IMF

CAIRO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi praised on Saturday the economic performance of the Egyptian government despite the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, commending the positive outlook of the Egyptian economy stated by world financial institutions including the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The government's efforts "were praised by major international financial institutions, foremost of which is the official announcement of the IMF experts that the performance of the Egyptian economy has exceeded expectations," Sisi said in a statement.