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Egypt empowers disabled with entrepreneurship incubator

Egypt will establish a new incubator to help entrepreneurs with disabilities turn their projects into viable businesses, as the Arab country aspires to turn this segment of society into a driving force of economic growth.
An Egyptian woman casts her vote at a polling station, Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 9, 2005.

CAIRO — Egypt has unveiled a plan to establish an incubator that focuses solely on entrepreneurs with disabilities, the first of its kind in Egypt.

The new incubator is part of a plan to encourage Egyptians with disabilities to become effective players on this populous country's economic stage and a major driving force of economic growth.

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