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90% of energy subsidies to be lifted within 3 years: Finance minister
IMF assessment of Egypt’s economy still due before the economic summit, with goal to restore international market confidence, says Dimian
Egypt’s investment case: What’s really changed?
By Richard Banks Since the revolution I have visited Egypt three times and have talked to my clients in China, Europe and the Gulf about Egypt. I have seen both the current reality of the new Egypt and canvassed the opinion of those who are being targeted as investors. Much of the international discussion of Egypt’s …
The Dragon and the Crescent: Chinese investment in the Arab world – The potential and the problems
By Richard Banks During my last visit to China, I had continuous meetings with leading Chinese companies. I went to Beijing to discover the Chinese reaction to the Arab spring and to learn if recent events had changed their perceptions of the Middle East as a destination for partnership and investment. China had ambitious targets for …