Civil Society on Trial in Egypt: Revisiting the NGO Workers Case

Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Harris Setzer Original Link: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/civil-society-on-trial-in-egypt-revisiting-the-ngo-workers-case More than four years after the conviction of forty-three Egyptian and foreign NGO workers, the affair remains an irritant for U.S.-Egypt relations. For many in Washington, the felony convictions of all...

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Egypt, Russia: Rapprochement or Alliance?

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-russia-rapprochement-alliance/ Introduction The remarkably growing relations between Egypt and Russia over the last few years prompts us to pause a little and think deeply to understand the nature of this development at the political, military and economic levels. This paper attempts to...

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Egypt’s IMF program: Assessing the political economy challenges

Source: Brookings Author(s): Bessma Momani Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/egypts-imf-program-assessing-the-political-economy-challenges/ Snapshot: On November 11, 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt signed a $12 billion loan agreement with the aim of “addressing macroeconomic vulnerabilities and promoting inclusive growth and job creation.”[1] Prior to the...

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José Vericat

José Vericat joined IPI in May 2011 as Middle East Adviser. He is currently based in the Middle East as Country Representative/Director of The Carter Center for Israel and Palestine. Previously José worked in the region for a decade as spokesperson for the EU and correspondent for the Spanish news agency EFE providing prize-winning coverage

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Hoda Selim

Hoda Selim has been an economist at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in Cairo since 2011. Previously, she worked for five years at the World Bank’s Cairo Office in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Monitoring Department. She previously held a research-related position at the Global Development Network. She has a BA in economics from Cairo

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Jean-François Seznec

Jean-François Seznec’s focus is on the growth of the energy-based industries, such as petrochemicals, aluminum, or steel, in the Gulf. He is an adjunct professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown, as well as at Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies. He has 25 years of experience in international banking and finance,

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Susanna Myllylä

Susanna Myllylä (D.Sc.Admin., D.Sc.Econ.) is a Researcher at the Department of History and Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She has carried out fieldwork on environmental governance and NGOs in Cairo and Delhi. Currently she is conducting a research project on youth livelihoods and spaces in the slum-type kebele settlements of Addis Ababa...

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