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This week on Marketplace Middle East

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  • MME is on the road at the World Economic Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
  • A look at Egypt's plans to become the next international export hub
  • Plus, Prime Minister, Ahmed Nazif who is behind Egypt's economic reforms
  • Prime Minister Nazif shares his thoughts on the WEF, sharing oil wealth and inflation
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(CNN) -- In focus -- Egypt and exports

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MME anchor, John Defterios, chairing a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum

With an official unemployment rate of 10 percent, the Egyptian government wants to create jobs. One of Cairo's strategies is putting the country's industrial sectors in the hands of the private sector. The goal is to encourage manufacturing and trade to raise the country's profile as a global exporter. MME takes a look at Egypt's journey to diversify into the next international export hub.

Facetime with Ahmed Nazif

This week, MME is on the road in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the World Economic Forum. The Middle East's most populous country is on the economic upswing with GDP growing at 7.5 percent and foreign direct investment above $11 billion. We sit down with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif -- the man behind Egypt's accelerating economic reforms and increasingly attractive business environment. Prime Minister Nazif share his thoughts on the World Economic Forum, distributing oil wealth across the region, and rising inflation.

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Watch the show this week at the times (GMT) below:

Friday: 08:15, 19:45
Saturday: 05:45
Sunday: 07:15

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