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Egypt’s Sisi Hints at Sale of Stakes of Military-Run Companies

New projects going ahead and critics can ‘get lost’: President
IMF says Egypt’s reforms should focus on private sector growth

Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi — Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi
Photographer: ANGELA WEISS/AFP

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Tarek El-Tablawy

October 31, 2019, 10:59 AM UTCUpdated onOctober 31, 2019, 12:23 PM UTC

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Thursday that offerings of state companies on the stock market could include those run by the military as he vowed to press ahead with a stream of new projects.