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Despite all the positive press we\u2019ve been getting over the past month, are <\/strong>investors still skittish about returning to Egypt?<\/strong> The AFP<\/a> tries its very best to make that case, but ultimately can\u2019t deliver. \u201cEgypt\u2019s economic recovery will come with a lag, until the government follows through on reform policies with a successful implementation,\u201d said CI Capital\u2019s Hany Farahat. Scandalous, right? Some investors are cautiously optimistic, including Schindler Egypt\u2019s CFO Walid Allam, who believes a recovery will begin in 2018. But others feel that more needs to be done, including Esraa Ahmed, an economist with Mubasher, who says potential investors are keen to see additional structural reforms before committing to long-term investments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite all the positive press we\u2019ve been getting over the past month, are investors still skittish about returning to Egypt? 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