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    <title>Egypt Didn&#x27;t Fix Its Foreign Currency Problem. It Rented a Solution.</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Camilo Flora Matsumbo</dc:creator>
    <description>The $35 billion Ras El-Hekma deal with the UAE, not structural reform alone, most immediately eased Egypt&#x27;s foreign-exchange crisis, arriving just as Houthi attacks collapsed Suez Canal revenue.</description>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[New analysis on The Geopolitical Economist

EGYPT DIDN'T FIX ITS FOREIGN CURRENCY PROBLEM. IT RENTED A SOLUTION.

A $35bn land deal eased Egypt's currency crisis just as Suez revenue collapsed. Has its capacity to earn dollars recovered?

The $35 billion Ras El-Hekma deal with the UAE, not structural reform alone, most immediately eased Egypt's foreign-exchange crisis, arriving just as Houthi attacks collapsed Suez Canal revenue.

From the opening:
“Egypt's economic improvement since 2024, reflected in faster growth, sharply lower inflation and rebuilt reserves, is often described as the payoff from a hard, IMF-backed reform program. Much of that improvement reflects genuine adjustment and reform.”

By Camilo Flora Matsumbo, Researcher and economic analyst, Mozambique

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/egypt-ras-el-hekma-suez-foreign-currency

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