LONDON/JERUSALEM ¨C A historic shake-up of the Middle East is starting to draw international investors, warming to the prospects of relative peace and economic recovery after so much turmoil.
President Donald Trump¡¯s proposal that the U.S. take over Gaza may have thrown a curveball into the mix, but the fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Bashar Assad¡¯s ouster from Syria, a weakened Iran and a new government in Lebanon have fed hopes of a reset.
Egypt, the region¡¯s most populous country and a key negotiator in the recent peace talks, has just managed its first dollar debt sale in four years. Not too long ago, it was facing economic meltdown.
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