Egypt secures $8bn IMF deal after removing currency controls

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Egypt secured a deal to more than double its IMF bailout to $8bn after the country allowed its currency to drop to a record low against the US dollar, unlocking support to avert its worst economic crisis in decades.

The fund said on Wednesday that Cairo had taken “decisive steps to move toward a credible flexible…