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Egypt's three-day economic conference

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Submitted by PezDispenser (Israel), Mar 17, 2015 at 14:50

Is this false optimism or a significant improvement?:

"In all, more than $70 billion were signed off as investments, construction projects, grants and loans, with another $90 million pledged in memos of understanding..."

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/03/16/Billions-of-dollars-for-Egypt-vindication-for-Sisi-.html

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Daniel Pipes replies:

I'll believe it when I see it. These conferences notoriously overstate the good intentions.

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