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  "path": "/economy/2026/05/05/egypts-private-sector-strained-by-cost-pressures-as-stabilisation-becomes-imperative/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T12:09:00.000Z",
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    "Egypt’s Private Sector Strained by Cost Pressures as Stabilisation Becomes Imperative",
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  "textContent": "CAIRO — Egypt’s non-oil private sector recorded its steepest contraction in more than two years in April, as rising cost pressures and weakening demand weighed on business activity, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The headline Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 46.6 in April, down from 48.0 in March, remaining well below […]\n\nThe post Egypt’s Private Sector Strained by Cost Pressures as Stabilisation Becomes Imperative appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
  "title": "Egypt’s Private Sector Strained by Cost Pressures as Stabilisation Becomes Imperative"
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