Egypt’s new capital will not help the housing crisis

The president’s mega-project to create a new administrative capital is unlikely to have the desired effects

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  • Real estate sector
  • Allocating state resources
  • Financing the new capital
  • Entrenching the military regime
  • Devaluation of the currency
  • Gulf capital and land prices

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