Egypt’s Debt Crisis; The Costs of Cairo’s New Capital
Channel: That's All I Have To Say About That
Date: 2019-06-11

Egypt is trying to follow in the footsteps of China and Dubai by funding megaprojects. This is causing a few issues including, most notably, the fact that their federal budget is now almost sixty percent dedicated to paying their debt obligations. This episode goes over how they got there. 

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