CAIRO — International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde met with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Wednesday to begin negotiations on a $4.8-billion loan to help the Egyptian economy recover after months of political turmoil. Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Qandil told reporters that an International Monetary Fund loan would lower Egypt's borrowing costs, reducing the burden of an ongoing budget shortfall. "The lending terms become a lot cheaper and that will have a direct ...
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