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New Egyptian Petroleum Minister’s Challenges Include Power Cuts

Usama Kamal, appointed Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on 1 August, faces a challenging start to his tenure with the country rocked by a series of power outages in recent weeks. Mr Kamal previously ran state petrochemicals firm Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding (Echem), where he was highly regarded. Analysts note that given the fact that the petrochemicals...