Egypt Clears Imports Backlog, Easing Pressure on Battered Pound

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Egypt cleared a backlog of foreign goods that had been stuck at its ports for months due to a shortage of US dollars, the prime minister said, signaling some of the pressure on the country’s currency may be easing.