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How will Egypt integrate its shadow economy in its official one?

A study shows that Egypt’s shadow economy amounts to about $400 billion a year, prompting the government to merge it with its official economy through a series of new laws.
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CAIRO — Naama al-Farmawi and her friend May Abdel-Moneim head to the Korba area in Cairo’s Misr al-Jadida district every morning, carrying sandwiches wrapped in bags with stickers that read "Naharak sa3eed" (Have a nice day) and sell them to passersby and workers.

For years, Farmawi has dreamed of running her own street kiosk, instead of selling her products on the corner of the street.

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