Egypt Economic and general news Egypt’s 2Q26 unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% from 6.0% in 1Q26, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). (Mubasher, Bloomberg, Hapi Journal) Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum increased its contracted crude oil imports by c15% y-o-y to c11.5m barrels for August–September 2026, including c6.0m bbl