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In Egypt, former finance minister named interim prime minister

Egypt gets an interim prime minister with an economics background, former finance minister Hazem el-Beblawi.

Egypt’s newly appointed interim prime minister, economist and former finance minister Hazem el-Beblawi, is expected to name his cabinet today. Military leaders who seized power last week are still promising new elections early next year.

From Cairo, the BBC’s Middle East correspondent Jim Muir joins Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to discuss.

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