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Egypt

Population: 111.6m
GDP: $399.5bn
Debt: 85% of GDP (2026 forecast)

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Displaying 5 results from 2026 (out of 186 total).

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Cairo chairs a debtors’ revolt – will the borrowers club punch through?

Egypt's finance minister Ahmed Kouchouk will lead a UN-backed Borrowers' Platform for collective debt negotiation but the creditors who matter most will be outside the room

The borrowers’ platform – backed by the UN Conference on Tade and Development (UNCTAD) as secretariat and drawing in developing country finance ministers and central bank governors –...

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A vulnerable recovery under pressure

The Iran war is battering an already fragile economy, though Egypt could still reap some gains from the crisis

Whenever Egypt is hit by external shocks or domestic turmoil, one of the first economic reactions is a flight of short-term capital. The current crisis has been no...


Would-be Pharoah builds big at the pyramids

Economic woes threaten to collapse President Abdel Fattah el Sisi’s new castles built on sand

Egypt is mired in geopolitical crises and financial deficits – underwritten by Gulf states that increasingly want to turn a profit for their dollars from an economy that...


Displaying 5 results from 2026 (out of 186 total).