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94 - Egypt's Economic Crisis: A Perfect Storm?

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The Unemployment Crisis in Egypt

Youth unemployment is now up around 18%, which for context, the US is about 7.5%. Business closures continue to climb due to inflation and rapid cost of importing into the country. And with all of this having effects on the Egyptian economy, we're now seeing the emergence of the mobilized women movement. But female participation in the workforce right now in Egypt is only at 14%.

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