The road ahead for market reform in Egypt

Posted on February 17th, 2011 at 1:27 pm by Guest
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Khan el-Khalili in Cairo. (Photo: Flick user Bracketing Life)

Maged Shawky is the former chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange.

What a new Egyptian government will have to recognize is that small businesses are struggling. They need market institutions to grow and survive. The millions of business people, such as vendors, shoe-makers, bakers, small shops, small manufacturers, etc. have tremendous knowledge and desire to move our country forward. They need a government that supports their activity, not the one that creates barriers and problems.

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