Ahmed Heikal stated in that interview that any government of Egypt has the choice (for lack of a better word), to either take steps to satisfy the demands of international business, or else “the market” will impose its own solutions. If you are paying attention, that means there is no choice.
The corporate empire is saying “submit, willingly or unwillingly”.
This should reveal to you the actual position of government today vis-à-vis the multinationals and financial institutions. And that is the case whether your ruler is a dictator or a democrat.
Imposing the imperial agenda willingly is called “leadership”, failing to do so is called “incompetence”. Actively opposing it is called “terrorism”