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Egypt’s recovery facing several headwinds

Egypt’s economy has emerged from the COVID-19 crisis relatively well, but the country’s lagging vaccine rollout, a slow return of international tourists and tight fiscal policy mean that the recovery from here is likely to be slow-going. GDP is likely to be around 3% below its pre-virus trend by end-2023.

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