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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is using vast infrastructure megaprojects \u201cto inspire a sense of national achievement and economic might\u201d<\/strong> ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, Jared Malsin writes for The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cThis is not investment [capital]. This is political [capital] \u2026 The long-term consequences of this are very negative for the economy. You think of the waste of resources at a time when the country is in desperate need,\u201d Egypt expert Robert Springborg says, describing the most recent slew of megaprojects. Malsin says El Sisi\u2019s \u201caffinity for megaprojects fits into a pharaonic pattern of Egypt\u2019s leaders building ambitious landmarks during their time in office.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is using vast infrastructure megaprojects \u201cto inspire a sense of national achievement and economic might\u201d ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, Jared Malsin writes for The Wall Street Journal. \u201cThis is not investment [capital]. This is political [capital] \u2026 The long-term consequences of this are very negative for the economy. 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