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South Africa\u2019s <\/strong>Rand Merchant Bank<\/a><\/strong> has named<\/strong> Egypt the most attractive African country for <\/strong>investment<\/strong> in a report<\/a>. \u201cWhile Egypt\u2019s economy was hard hit by the pandemic, it was also one of the first to bounce back to a path of growth. This, owing to the swift measures it introduced and the fact that it had been on a stronger footing at the outbreak of covid-19,\u201d the financial services company wrote. The ranking \u2014 which placed Morocco in second place and South Africa in third \u2014 assesses economic activity, the business environment and the state of public finances in African countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Africa\u2019s Rand Merchant Bank has named Egypt the most attractive African country for investment in a report. \u201cWhile Egypt\u2019s economy was hard hit by the pandemic, it was also one of the first to bounce back to a path of growth. 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