Egypt is struggling to clear a backlog of $3.6 billion owed to international oil companies six years after the 2011 revolution, the fruits of which have largely been economic misery and political violence.
The deteriorating finances of the Arab World’s most populous country are in part the result of high-profile attacks by jihadists who have managed to cripple the vital tourism sector, a main pillar of the economy that helped keep the country afloat.
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