Economy – Middle East Policy Platform

Egypt: rights and security, another crackdown

2019 Alessia Melcangi Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Giuseppe Dentice Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

September 24, 2019 14:21 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice and Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/egitto-diritti-e-sicurezza-ancora-un-giro-di-vite-24005 The victory in the constitutional referendum of April 2019 offered the president al-Sisi the possibility of widening the range of powers, eliminating at the same time any...

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Beijing calling: Assessing China’s growing footprint in North Africa

2019 Adel Abdel Ghafar Anna Jacobs Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Brookings Institution

September 23, 2019 19:03 pm

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/beijing-calling-assessing-chinas-growing-footprint-in-north-africa/ As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East, and as Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa. China has been strategically...

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Egypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Madamasr Omaima Ismail Paper

September 18, 2019 18:29 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omaima Ismail Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/18/feature/economy/egypts-cement-industry-disrupted-by-entry-of-military-as-major-new-market-player/ Egypt’s cement market was disrupted last year with the entry of the Armed Forces as a major new player in the industry. In August 2018, the Arish Cement Company, which is...

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Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Economic Presence in the Suez Canal Zone

2019 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Ridvan Bari Urcosta The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

September 17, 2019 18:38 pm

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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Ridvan Bari Urcosta Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/strategic-consequences-of-russias-economic-presence-in-the-suez-canal-zone/ Russia’s own interests in Egypt are multidimensional. But among the most intriguing in the last couple years has been the Egyptian government’s invitation to Russian...

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Sisi refutes contractor’s allegations that state funds were wasted on vanity projects at hastily organized youth conference

2019 Economy Egypt Madamasr Military Affairs Paper

September 15, 2019 19:11 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/15/feature/politics/sisi-refutes-contractors-allegations-that-state-funds-were-wasted-on-vanity-projects-at-hastily-organized-youth-conference/ In his first public response to accusations by a former business partner made in a series of viral videos over the past 10 days, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called...

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Assessment of Egypt’s Cash Transfer Social Programs

2019 Civil Society Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Mohamed Ahmed Abbas Paper

September 13, 2019 18:59 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Ahmed Abbas Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/assessment-of-egypts-cash-transfer-social-programs/ Egypt launched the so-called “economic reform program” in 2014, including removal of energy subsidies (in addition to flotation of the Egyptian pound and the introduction of a new VAT tax) within the framework of the government’s $12...

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Prevalence of Divorce in Egyptian Society

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Dr. Hala Ahmed Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

September 11, 2019 20:01 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Hala Ahmed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/prevalence-of-divorce-in-egyptian-society/ There is a divorce case in Egypt every four minutes, a shocking figure announced by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Egypt. According to official statistics, Egypt ranks first among world countries in...

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A shifting development paradigm for the Middle East and North Africa

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Rabah Arezki

September 05, 2019 17:30 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rabah Arezki Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/shifting-development-paradigm-middle-east-and-north-africa Economic development paradigms have shifted focus over past decades: from minimizing imports to encouraging exports as the path to prosperity. Individual countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have had little success...

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Austerity measures a major cause of poverty increase, statistics agency advisor says

2019 Beesam Kassab Economy Egypt Madamasr Paper

September 04, 2019 17:50 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Beesan Kassab Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/04/feature/economy/austerity-measures-a-major-cause-of-poverty-increase-statistics-agency-advisor-says/ The results of a biannual government report on household finances published at the end of July show that Egypt’s poverty rate increased 4.7% to 32.5% of the population over 2017 and 2018, up from 27.8%...

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Behind Deterioration of Egypt’s Education System

2019 Amgad Hamdi Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Youth

August 29, 2019 17:39 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/behind-deterioration-of-egypts-education-system/ The policies adopted by the Egyptian regime have contributed to the declining performance and outputs of the Egyptian educational system, which led to the low ranking of Egypt on the international indices in this regard. The main causes that...

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Egypt Railways Development: Crises and Obstacles

2019 Amgad Hamdi Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper

August 28, 2019 17:58 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-railways-development-crises-and-obstacles/ The Cairo train station fire on February 27, 2019 raised many questions about the policies of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA), which has not been able to stop train accidents; instead, they always cited human errors and losses resulting from...

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Social Repercussions of Rising Prices in Egypt

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Dr. Hala Ahmed Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper

August 27, 2019 16:54 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Hala Ahmed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/social-repercussions-of-rising-prices-in-egypt/ The rising prices in Egypt have become a complex multifaceted phenomenon, characterized by inability of a certain category of Egyptian people to meet the minimum levels of basic needs, in addition to inability of different capacities to...

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