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Early sign that Cabinet is getting serious about import substitution? <\/strong>The government has ordered a study of the total import of goods and services over the last three years, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail told representatives of a number of business and investor associations. The study will help the government set policy priorities for which goods can be manufactured by the private sector here, a move he says will help reduce unemployment and the current account deficit while relieving strain on FX reserves, Ismail said, according to a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early sign that Cabinet is getting serious about import substitution? The government has ordered a study of the total import of goods and services over the last three years, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail told representatives of a number of business and investor associations. 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