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Egypt's Currency Crisis
Six years on from the beginning of the Arab Spring, Egypt's economy is in the doldrums and a dramatic devaluation of the currency has seen prices shoot up.
Six years on from the beginning of the Arab Spring, Egypt's economy is in the doldrums and a dramatic devaluation of the currency has seen prices of basics like food and fuel shoot up. How are Egyptians coping, and what does the hardship mean for Egypt's latest president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi? Ed Butler visits Egypt's capital Cairo to find out.
(Photo: A market stall in Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Getty Images)
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