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Egypt’s unemployment rate inched down to 7.2 percent in the second quarter of the financial year 2020/2021 compared with 7.3 percent in the first quarter, according to its planning minister Hala al-Saeed.
During meeting with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly on Wednesday, Minister al-Saeed said the rates eased as the economy gradually reopened after strict coronavirus lockdowns as well as some labour-intensive activities
