This piece is an Arabic translation, published by Zawia3, of an article by the British magazine The Economist on Egyptians’ growing anger at President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The article weighs the megaprojects launched under Sisi, including the New Administrative Capital, new cities, railways and bridges, against their cost to the economy: soaring foreign debt, a sharply devalued pound, high inflation and capital flight. It also discusses the army’s expanding economic role, the National Dialogue, the stalled privatisation of military-owned companies and the decline of Gulf support.
The original English article can be read on The Economist’s website here.
