By Stephen Kalin CAIRO (Reuters) - Days before a presidential election he seems certain to win, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi released a detailed, color-coded rendering of "The Map of the Future", designed to reassure Egyptians he is serious about attracting investment in their battered economy. Like much of the program Sisi has hinted at in media appearances, the map draws on practices from the era of President Hosni Mubarak, prompting more accusations that the former army chief is a product of the old regime. Sisi, who was Mubarak's military intelligence chief before ousting elected Islamist leader Mohamed Mursi last July, has set out a bare-bones economic vision underpinned by age-old dominance of state institutions, including the army, and the hard work of ordinary Egyptians. But voters and investors - even those supporting Sisi - have been left mostly with vague plans to remedy the economy, suffering from corruption, high unemployment, and a widening budget deficit aggravated by fuel subsidies that could cost nearly $19 billion in the next fiscal year.
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