The IMF's lending to the four countries directly involved in the 1956 Suez crisis, and particularly to the United Kingdom, raised the institution's profile and established its role in helping member ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to foreign ...

The history of the Suez crisis will be familiar to many readers but is worth briefly retelling. In 1956, General Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt announced the nationalisation of the British-controlled ...

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