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Growth Targets Look Over-Ambitious

October 2008 | Economic Analysis

BMI View: Egypt seems committed to taking steps to counter the challenges posed by the global economic slowdown, but the growth outlook has certainly worsened, and we do not see the government meeting its 6-7% real GDP growth target for

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