Category: Egypt
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Part two Egypt’s political conversation
Egypt is opening the door to the political possibility of an open discussion about where the country goes next. The opposition parties who have members in jail are negotiating with the Egyptian government of Abdel Fatah el-Sissi, and among their demands is the release of dissenters. So Egypt’s political opposition are preparing for a national…
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Is Egypt a basket case?
Is Egypt the next economic failure in the Middle East, that seems to be the worry among the investors in Egypt. The Egyptian pound has devalued by thirty percent, black market rates are higher and international rates are forty five percent. There have been IMF loans, which should amount to US$6 billion in the past…