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Marginal Fiscal Improvement By Default, But Reforms Needed

April 2007 | Economic Analysis

BMI View: Egypt's loose fiscal policy will keep its two main macroeconomic woes - a large budget deficit and high inflation -on the horizon for the foreseeable future.

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