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The Environment Ministry is preparing to launch Egypt\u2019s first exchange for carbon credits<\/strong>, sources tell Al Mal<\/a> for a story scant on actual fact and long on platitudes. The market for carbon credits may have softened globally, but this is worth watching, even if the proposed commodities and futures exchanges are significantly more promising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Environment Ministry is preparing to launch Egypt\u2019s first exchange for carbon credits, sources tell Al Mal for a story scant on actual fact and long on platitudes. 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