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1、埃及經(jīng)濟(jì)問題并非特例EgyptisthebiggestofthenationshitbyrecentprotestsinNorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.Oneofthecausesofthisspreadingwaveofpopulardissatisfactionisalackofeconomicprogress.埃及是最近北非和中東地區(qū)遭受抗議活動打擊的最大的國家。這波民眾不滿蔓延的原因之一是經(jīng)濟(jì)方面缺乏進(jìn)展。Egyptisnotamajoroilexporteranditseconomyisnotbigenoughto
2、affectworldeconomicgrowth.ButimportantpipelinescrossEgypt.AndEgyptcontrolstheSuezCanal.AbouteightpercentofworldshippingpassesthroughthislinkbetweenEuropeandAsia.Thatincludestwomillionbarrelsofoileachday,mainlytoEurope.埃及不是石油主要輸出國,其經(jīng)濟(jì)也并不足以影響世界經(jīng)濟(jì)增長。但是重要的石油管道從埃及穿過,同時埃及控制了連接歐亞的蘇伊士
3、運(yùn)河,全球大約8%的航運(yùn)要經(jīng)過這里,其中包括每天200萬桶主要運(yùn)往歐洲的石油。Manyexpertssaytheyexpectthecanaltoremainopen.Still,concernsabouttheSuezhavepushedoilpricestotheirhighestlevelssincetwothousandeight.許多專家表示,他們預(yù)計蘇伊士運(yùn)河將保持開放。然而,對蘇伊士運(yùn)河的擔(dān)憂已將石油價格推高至2008年以來的最高點(diǎn)。FariborzGhadarheadstheCenterforGlobalBusinessStudie
4、satPennStateUniversity.HesayspovertyinEgyptremainshigh--uptofortypercentinsomeareas.FariborzGhadar負(fù)責(zé)賓夕法尼亞州立大學(xué)全球商業(yè)研究中心。他表示,埃及的貧困率仍然很高,在某些地區(qū)甚至高達(dá)40%。YetEgyptisnotalone.Foreigninvestorsworryaboutcorruption,mismanagementandsecurityproblemsacrossNorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.然而埃及并不是特例
5、。外國投資者都擔(dān)心北非和中東的腐敗、管理不善和安全問題。Everyyearmillionsofyoungpeopleenterthejobmarket.Populationsareyoungandfastgrowing.InEgypt,theeconomygrewaboutfivepercentlastyear--toolittlegrowthtocreateenoughjobs.每年,數(shù)百萬年輕人進(jìn)入就業(yè)市場,就業(yè)人群主要是青年并快速增長。埃及去年經(jīng)濟(jì)增長了大約5%,不足以創(chuàng)造出足夠的就業(yè)機(jī)會。FariborzGhadarsaystheUnite
6、dStatesinagoodyearcreatesfewerthantwomillionjobs.FariborzGhadar表示,美國在年頭好的時候也創(chuàng)造不了多于200萬個就業(yè)機(jī)會。FARIBORZGHADAR:"EuropeandtheUStogethergeneratethreemillionjobs.[The]MiddleEastalonetokeeptheiryouthemployedhastogeneratesix,seven,eightmillionjobs.Sotheyhavetoproducetwoorthreetimesasma
7、nyjobsasthetotalUSandtotalEuropeaneconomies."FARIBORZGHADAR:“歐洲和美國一共創(chuàng)造了300萬個就業(yè)機(jī)會。中東僅滿足其年輕人就業(yè)就需要創(chuàng)造6到8百萬個就業(yè)機(jī)會。因此他們需要創(chuàng)造的就業(yè)機(jī)會是美國和歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)體加起來的2到3倍。”FariborzGhadarsaysprotestscouldspreadtobiggereconomies.FariborzGhadar表示,抗議活動可能會蔓延到更大的經(jīng)濟(jì)體。FARIBORZGHADAR:"SothemismanagementoftheIranianec
8、onomycouldinfactseeabacklashoftheIranianpopulationbecausethei