Egypt military seen as expanding economic share

Egypt military seen as expanding economic share Cairo (AFP) Oct 9, 2016 - As Egypt braces for austerity reforms, the military has expanded its economic role, at times helping President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assuage the impact of rising prices on the country's poor. For decades, the military - which produced all but one president since 1952 - has played a key though opaque economic role, producing everything from washing machines to pasta, alongside building roads ... more

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