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The State of Emergency in Egypt: An Exception or Rule?

2018Atlantic CouncilEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYussef Auf
February 02, 2018 19:16 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Yussef Auf Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-state-of-emergency-in-egypt-an-exception-or-rule The presidential decree issued on October 10, 2017 re-declaring state of emergency for three months, raised widespread debate. This decree was the third of its kind in 2017. Egypt has a long history of exceptional laws (the emergency...

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Much Ado about The Egyptian Pound: Exchange Rate Misalignment and The Path Towards Equilibrium

2018Diaa NoureldinEconomyEgyptPaperThe Egyptian Center For Economic Studies
January 30, 2018 20:37 pm
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Source: The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Author(s): Diaa Noureldin Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=634&Type=10 Summary: This paper estimates Egypt’s equilibrium real exchange rate and exchange rate misalignment based on economic fundamentals over the period 2001Q3-2017Q3. Focusing on the more recent period, we find that the Egyptian pound was undervalued...

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Services Contribution to Value Chains: Case Study of the Egyptian Ready-made Garments Sector

2018Abdel-Hamid MamdouhCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptPaperRama SaidThe Egyptian Center For Economic Studies
January 30, 2018 20:34 pm
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Source: The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Author(s): Rama Said and Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=635&Type=10 Summary: This paper aims at highlighting the role of services in the Egyptian manufacturing sector, with a focus on the ready-made garments industry. By analysing services in the value chains of three case studies, this paper...

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

2018Civil SocietyEgyptHarris SetzerJudicial AffairsPaperWashington Institute
January 30, 2018 20:24 pm
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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?

2018EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsKhaled FouadPaper
January 30, 2018 19:49 pm
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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

2018Bessma MomaniEconomyEgyptPaperThe Brookings Institution
January 30, 2018 19:19 pm
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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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Jean-François Seznec

EconomyExpertJean-François Seznec
January 30, 2018 05:45 am
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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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