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![Egypt's elite at a restaurant and lounge in Cairo, Egypt. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses and individuals across Egypt's social stratosphere, making finding currency difficult. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
Egypt's elite at a restaurant and lounge in Cairo, Egypt. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses and individuals across Egypt's social stratosphere, making finding currency difficult. Sima Diab for The New York Times
A financial crisis that has seen inflation rise and hard foreign currency disappear has tested the loyalty to Egypt's current government by the rich upper class.
This story was shot on assignment for The New York Times and can be found here:
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![Egypt's elite at a club in central Cairo. Egypt's dollar crunch has affected businesses and individuals across Egypt's social stratosphere. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
Egypt's elite at a club in central Cairo. Egypt's dollar crunch has affected businesses and individuals across Egypt's social stratosphere. Sima Diab for The New York Times
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![An upscale restaurant in the elite neighborhood of Zamalek overlooks the Nile. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses and individuals across Egypt's social spectrum. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
An upscale restaurant in the elite neighborhood of Zamalek overlooks the Nile. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses and individuals across Egypt's social spectrum. Sima Diab for The New York Times
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![Women try on shoes during an advertised "mega sale" of three high-end stores in Cairo. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses including the prices paid for imported luxury goods. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
Women try on shoes during an advertised "mega sale" of three high-end stores in Cairo. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses including the prices paid for imported luxury goods. Sima Diab for The New York Times
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![A saleswoman fixes the racks of clothing during an advertised "mega sale" of three high-end stores in Cairo. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses including the prices paid for imported luxury goods. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
A saleswoman fixes the racks of clothing during an advertised "mega sale" of three high-end stores in Cairo. The foreign currency crisis has affected businesses including the prices paid for imported luxury goods. Sima Diab for The New York
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![A doorman sits near a poster of President AbdelFattah El Sisi in the upscale neighborhood of Zamalek. The foreign currency crisis has affected big and small businesses in Egypt, of whom are the President's main supporters. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
A doorman sits near a poster of President AbdelFattah El Sisi in the upscale neighborhood of Zamalek. The foreign currency crisis has affected big and small businesses in Egypt, of whom are the President's main supporters. Sima Diab for The
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![People pass an upscale boutique selling high-end imported clothing in Cairo. Businesses and individuals have been affected by the foreign currency crisis in Egypt. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
People pass an upscale boutique selling high-end imported clothing in Cairo. Businesses and individuals have been affected by the foreign currency crisis in Egypt. Sima Diab for The New York Times
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![A woman passes the Porsche showroom in Cairo, Egypt. The foreign currency crisis has put a strain companies who rely on paying their suppliers in foreign currency. Sima Diab for The New York Times]()
A woman passes the Porsche showroom in Cairo, Egypt. The foreign currency crisis has put a strain companies who rely on paying their suppliers in foreign currency. Sima Diab for The New York Times