{"id":7121,"date":"2026-06-12T21:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/?post_type=portfolio_item&#038;p=7121"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:31:34","slug":"why-the-egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-swedish-economy-4","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_item","link":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/?portfolio_item=why-the-egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-swedish-economy-4","title":{"rendered":"Why the Egyptian economy is weaker than the Swedish economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-scaled-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-scaled-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-the-Egyptian-economy-is-weaker-than-the-Swedish-economy-2-scaled-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Why the Egyptian economy is weaker than the Swedish economy. 2026. Oil on canvas. 150x150cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A critique of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why the Egyptian economy is weaker than the Swedish economy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There once was a Swedish artist who went to live in Egypt. Every summer she went back to Sweden to work as a cleaner at an energy company. This money enabled her to live in one of Cairo\u2019s finest neighbourhoods the following year. She and her flatmates have a cleaning lady coming over twice a month. 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