Egypt

With the threat to the government posed by the Muslim Brotherhood currently on a back burner - thanks to extensive crackdowns, and new constitutional regulations which minimise the group's political rights - another risk to stability is increasingly emerging, albeit a less dramatic one, in the form of industrial action. A series of strikes and sit-ins have plagued the economy of late, with workers demanding pay rises. Anti-privatisation sentiment has also been a key feature of the protests. While we do not see this as a threat to the government's hold on power, it could harm the prospects for further

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