IMF-backed reforms may expand Egypt informal sector

As Egypt intensifies austerity measures to meet IMF loan requirements, Egyptians are pushed further to the edge

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  • Austerity measures
  • Little room for protest
  • The military steps in
  • Crowding out the private sector

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