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A dog walks outside a factory, which was closed down, on the outskirts of Cairo, February 26, 2013. The factory, is one of thousands that have fallen victim to the instability of post-revolution Egypt. Many that remain open are plagued by power cuts, strikes, poor security, and difficulty securing loans in credit markets where they are squeezed out by an indebted government. The plight of Egypt's industrialists points to the wide range of ways which the economic environment has deteriorated in the two years

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A dog walks outside a factory, which was closed down, on the outskirts of Cairo, February 26, 2013. The factory, is one of thousands that have fallen victim to the instability of post-revolution Egypt. Many that remain open are plagued by power cuts, strikes, poor security, and difficulty securing loans in credit markets where they are squeezed out by an indebted government. The plight of Egypt's industrialists points to the wide range of ways which the economic environment has deteriorated in the two years

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