What Egypt Should Realistically Expect from the Economic Development Conference

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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Economic Reforms in Egypt Are Not Enough

Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Neil Bhatiya Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/economic-reforms-in-egypt-are-not-enough/ This Friday sees the opening of a much-publicized economic and trade conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. The Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), personally hosted by Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, is meant to “highlight the...

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Egypt’s Economy: A Mixed Picture, at Best

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne, Katie Bentivoglio Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/59310 On March 13, the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh will play host to a major economic conference. It has been in the works ever since the late Saudi King Abdullah invited other nations to a donor conference following the June 2014 election of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...

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Great Expectations: The Egypt Economic Conference

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Samer Atallah Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/great-expectations-egypt-economic-conference On March 13, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will inaugurate the Egypt Economic Development Conference in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The main objective of the conference is to put Egypt back on the world investment map. Sisi’s...

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Egypt’s Elections on Pause

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-elections-on-pause/ With so many provisions littering Egypt’s legal landscape (many of which contain broad language and allow various bodies wide discretion), Egypt manages to combine a legalistic order with an uncertain one.  Senior officials...

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Sisi’s Parliamentary Fears

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mohamed El-Shewy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/59276 On March 1, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that Article 3 of the electoral law was unconstitutional. Two days later, the Administrative Court suspended the elections pending a change in the electoral law. This suspension plays into President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s hands, as...

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Will the March Investment Conference Launch Egypt’s Economic Recovery?

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/03/05/will-march-investment-conference-launch-egypt-s-economic-recovery-pub-59255 The Egyptian government has high hopes for an international investment conference planned for mid-March 2015 in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh. A great many heads of state and government are expected to take...

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The Mirage of Egypt’s Regional Role and the Libyan Temptation

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/03/05/mirage-of-egypt-s-regional-role-and-libyan-temptation-pub-59250 Much is being made of signs of a reinvigorated Egyptian foreign policy. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s trips to Moscow in 2014 and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s return visit to Cairo in February 2015, during which...

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Egypt’s Economy: Hanging in the Balance

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Yasmin El-Rifae Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypt%E2%80%99s-economy-hanging-balance As 2014 drew to a close, the Egyptian economy was making international headlines. The Financial Times called Egypt the world’s best destination for stock market investment.[1] Meanwhile, the Egyptian press documented a flurry of visits by delegations of...

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Common Sense and Courage on Egypt

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/common-sense-and-courage-egypt Senator John McCain is a rare voice both of common sense and–because common sense on Egypt is so rare–of courage when it comes to U.S. relations with that key Arab country. Last week he issued this statement about human rights in Egypt… Read...

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Under Threat: Egypt’s Systematic Campaign against NGOs

Source: Pomed – Project On Middle East Democracy Author(s): Todd Ruffner Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-publications/under-threat-egypts-ngo-community/ Summary: Egypt’s January 2011 Revolution brought with it a hope that the nation’s civil society would be able to work free of oppression, intimidation, and harassment for the first time in its history. A democratic transition would...

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Egypt’s Nile Water Policy under Sisi: Security Interests Promote Rapprochement with Ethiopia

Source: German Institute For Security And International Affairs Author(s): Tobias von Lossow, Dr. Stephan Roll Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/egypts-nile-water-policy/ Snapshot: Under Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Egypt has moderated its stance in the Nile water dispute with Ethiopia, the most important state upstream. In the conflict over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...

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