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<\/a> For the first time in a long time, business and the economy are leading the<\/strong> conversation on Egypt in the foreign press.<\/strong> Bloomberg<\/a> looks at the uptick<\/a> in recent unemployment figures and a Capmas survey<\/a> showing falling household income, saying that while the outlook for the economy is improving as covid-19 restrictions are lifted, policymakers need to \u201ctranslate\u201d these gains into an improved labor market. Elsewhere, the CFA Institute<\/a> looks at how ongoing economic and structural reforms have helped \u201csteady the nerves of foreign investors\u201d in Egypt\u2019s financial markets.<\/p>\n

The fraught GERD negotiations are continuing to receive plenty of attention:<\/strong> The<\/a>Financial Times<\/a> and the Times<\/a> both take stock of recent events as Ethiopia prepares to fill the Nile dam amid deadlocked negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the first time in a long time, business and the economy are leading the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press. 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