Ending Egypt's currency black market brings new challenges
By Stephen Kalin and Nadia El Gowely CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's currency black market, a thorn in the side of successive governments, has virtually disappeared in the past two months following a central bank crackdown. Yet, while the authorities hope this will signal to foreign investors that the economy has returned to normal after four years of turmoil, Egyptian businesses are suffering. Importers and exporters in particular say official measures to cap dollar deposits at Egyptian banks ha
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