leone lakhani has the story. >> reporter: that's welcome news for the middle east, particularly egyptisia, the economies of the two north african countries have been struggling since their respective revolutions. they've not formally asked any lending institution for help, but the country's authorities have reported immediate results saying that'll need $10 million to $15 million to fill a funding gap. they recently gave their growth forecasts for them. the imf forecast egypt's forecast to fall to just 1% in 2011 from a very robust 5.1% from last year. tunis tunisia's at just 1.3%. tourism ktss for 11% of its gdp. business is almost at a standstill and foreign investors say they're likely to hang onto their cash until they're confident about the security situation and political stabltd in the region. leone lakhani from "marketplace middle east," abu dhabi. >>> as egypt grapples with its funds concerns, some $4 million in the near term. our ben wedermam sat down with the egyptian finance minister. >> it has. production has slowed down. tourism has almost stopped. it's coming back a tri