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Le début de la pandémie avait mis un coup d'arrêt au commerce mondial, mais 2021 a connu un phénomène de rattrapage qui a bénéficié au canal de Suez et aux caisses de l'Etat égyptien.

However grim and difficult life these days is, I’d still prefer to be sitting on dry land in lockdown than trying to do a three-point turn on the Suez canal with a 400-metre cargo ship under my control. Wouldn’t you? The grounding of the Ever Given container vessel in the Suez canal has provoked both hilarity and genuine concern.