Mohamed El Dahshan

Egyptian Exceptionalism in a Chinese-led World

2021 Chatham House Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Mohamed El Dahshan Paper

February 10, 2021 15:05 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Mohamed El Dashan Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/02/egyptian-exceptionalism-chinese-led-world When Cairo dispatched its minister of health Hala Zayed along with some medical equipment to Beijing to express solidarity with China in its battle with COVID-19 back in March 2020, the Egyptian government was beaming with pride – both publicly and...

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How has Egypt navigated the ongoing global economic fallout as a result of COVID-19?

2020 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Health Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 11, 2020 14:02 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dashan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/how-has-egypt-navigated-the-ongoing-global-economic-fallout-as-a-result-of-covid-19/ No country in the world will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed. As states and societies learn how to manage the virus and implement regulations to slow its spread...

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Synergy in North Africa: Furthering Cooperation

2020 Chatham House Dr. Mohammed Masbah Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Mohamed El Dahshan Paper

January 21, 2020 19:26 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr. Mohammed Masbah and Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/synergy-north-africa-furthering-cooperation Discussions of North African integration have evoked ideas of a shared identity and a common destiny in the region. However, recent attempts to build regional blocs in North Africa have been unsuccessful. This paper...

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Expert Human Rights Minorities Mohamed El Dahshan

January 30, 2018 00:04 am

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Mohamed El Dahshan is a development economist, and a Nonresident Fellow with the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP). He previously held the position of Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard University Center for International Development. Mr. Dahshan regularly writes and lectures on Middle Eastern transitions, economic development and entrepreneurship, and technology. He is

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Nubians, the Egyptian State, and the Right of Return

2017 Egypt Human Rights Minorities Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

October 19, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/nubians-the-egyptian-state-and-the-right-of-return/ Smiling faces playing tambourines on the deck of a sailboat in the southern city of Aswan are a staple of Egyptian official tourism promotion videos. Aswanis, and Nubians in general, are renowned for kindness and...

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Egypt’s Ad Campaign for Investment Law Glosses over Economic Challenges

2017 Economy Judicial Affairs Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 20, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-ad-campaign-for-investment-law-glosses-over-economic-challenges/ A television commercial showed beautiful young people walking out on their daily jobs, launching a homemade jam company, a food truck, or a designer furniture store. A voiceover promised that the...

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If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going: A Guide to Egypt’s Free Float

2016 Allison Mcmanus Economy Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

November 04, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan, Allison McManus Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/if-youre-going-through-hell-keep-going-a-guide-to-egypts-free-float/ The wait is over. After months of hints, predictions, and speculation, Egypt’s pound was floated on the market Thursday. Trading that morning at around 8.88 Egyptian pounds (LE) to the...

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Egypt signs Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement: A Good Idea on Paper?

2015 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 07, 2015 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/tripartite-free-trade-area/ Representatives from nearly half of Africa’s countries signed, on June 10, an agreement creating the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), capping nearly five years of negotiations. The trade deal would allow improved movement of goods, capital...

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What the Economic Conference Got Right, and Wrong, in Sharm el-Sheikh: The Scorecard

2015 Economy Egypt Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 25, 2015 03:45 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/what-the-economic-conference-got-right-and-wrong-in-sharm-el-sheikh-the-scorecard/ “Today is not the time for criticizing. Today is the time for cheerleading. Tomorrow, we criticize,” said my venture capitalist friend, responding to my skeptical comments after we...

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What Egypt Should Realistically Expect from the Economic Development Conference

2015 Economy Egypt Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 13, 2015 03:45 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/what-egypt-should-realistically-expect-from-the-economic-development-conference/ Egypt’s Economic Development Conference (EEDC), launches this weekend in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Its stakes, in Egypt at least, seem to be getting higher by the minute. The...

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