Economics
Poverty Keeps Getting Worse in the Middle East’s Fastest-Growing Economy
- Charts show disparities as nation concludes IMF-backed program
- Bond-holders and other investors are among the winners
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It’s the fastest-growing economy in the Middle East and a darling among emerging-market investors, yet poverty has climbed and companies are struggling.
As Egypt concludes a three-year International Monetary Fund program designed to help pull the Arab world’s most populous nation out of economic turmoil, the indicators shown in the following charts are a vivid snapshot of the disparities.