Mobius, executive chairman of Franklin Templeton's emerging markets group, told Reuters in a telephone interview that while there was an international focus on the protests over Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's plans to vote on a new constitution, business continued as usual in many parts of the country.
"Tahrir Square is not Egypt. Life goes on outside Cairo,"
Mobius said, following a recent visit to Cairo which included going to the square during protests there. Mobius said that the latest wave of protests was "relatively peaceful".