President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Sunday Egypt may be forced to re-evaluate its $8 billion programme with the IMF if international institutions do not take into account the extraordinary regional challenges the country is facing.

Egypt’s president suggested its International Monetary Fund program might need to be reviewed if economic pressures place an intolerable burden on the country’s more than 106 million people.Most Read

Abdel Ghaffar noted that 14 health initiatives have benefited 94 million citizens. For the first time, Egypt's birth rate has dropped to 2.5 children per woman, with expectations to reach 2.1 by 2030. He reported a decline of 149,000 births in 2023 compared to 2022.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Sunday that regional challenges could lead to "unbearable" economic pressure on the population and a review of internationally-demanded economic reforms.