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Egypt appoints Hany Dimian finance minister - government official

27/02/2014 - 19:35

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister appointed former finance ministry official Hany Dimian as finance minister in the new government on Thursday, a government official said.

Dimian will face the daunting task of strengthening an economy battered by political turmoil since a popular uprising toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

(Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)