Egypt’s public debt is around 80% of GDP, very close to the 90% level that economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart identify as a harbinger of slower growth and heightened vulnerability to financial and fiscal crises. Egyptians need only glance north, at the European debt crisis, to understand they should sort out their debt problem now, rather than waiting until it reaches Greek proportions.
埃及公债相当于GDP的80%，与经济学家肯尼斯·罗格夫（Kenneth Rogoff）和卡门·莱因哈特（Carmen Reinhart）所指出的90%临界点十分接近——超过90%将导致经济增长减缓、金融和财政危机风险大增。只要看看北边的欧洲债务危机，埃及人就能明白，债务问题必须现在就解决，不能让埃及变成第二个希腊。