{"id":652145,"date":"2017-01-02T04:06:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T04:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/01\/02\/a-2017-wish-list-for-the-egyptian-economy\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T04:06:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T04:06:19","slug":"a-2017-wish-list-for-the-egyptian-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/01\/02\/a-2017-wish-list-for-the-egyptian-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"A 2017 wish list for the Egyptian economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Haven\u2019t made your 2017 wish list yet?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/business\/economy\/patrick-werr-wishful-thinking-for-brighter-year-ahead-in-egypt\">Go steal veteran finance writer Patrick Werr\u2019s<\/a>. At the top of his list: For the state to get out of the price-fixing business, to <strong>turn Egypt into a giant free-trade zone<\/strong>, and for the state to get out of the real estate business. 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