This is a somewhat misleading interview. The brother attributes subsidy cuts and austerity measures to Sisi, while they are obligations imposed by the IMF. Yes, Sisi agreed to the loan conditions, but the point is, these conditions will continue to be imposed by any government after Sisi….and I should add, they would have been imposed…
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When Sisi concluded the $12 billion loan agreement with the IMF …
When Sisi concluded the $12 billion loan agreement with the IMF in November 2016; giving the IMF a 20 year managerial role over the Egyptian economy; he made himself largely superfluous. I predicted at the time that he was entering the final phase of his rule at that point, and that his removal would likely…