Economy – Page 18 – Middle East Policy Platform

Egypt: GERD and the Predicament of Int’l Mediator

2019 Al-Mahboub Abu-Ali Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper

October 29, 2019 17:34 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Al-Mahmoub Abu-Ali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-gerd-and-the-predicament-of-intl-mediator/ The Egyptian presidency said in a statement on its Facebook page on October 5, after failure of Khartoum negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), that it was looking forward to an active role by the United States in...

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Egypt’s latest protests are an alarm bell for Sisi

2019 Alessia Melcangi Atlantic Council Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Giuseppe Dentice Paper

October 21, 2019 17:45 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Alessia Melcangi and Giuseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypts-latest-protests-are-an-alarm-bell-for-sisi/ Egypt seems to be getting back to normal after a number of demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that began on September 20. This may be the consequence of the zero-tolerance approach...

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Dimensions of Egypt Stock Exchange Collapse in Sept.

2019 Ahmed Hafez Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

October 21, 2019 17:36 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Hafez Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/dimensions-of-egypt-stock-exchange-collapse-in-sept/ The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) went through difficult sessions of stock market decline during the final week of September 2019, which was described as the second largest decline in the history of the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Most sessions...

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Photo Essay: Aswan, an Egyptian Border Region in Waiting Mode

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Sherif Mohy El Deen

October 16, 2019 17:14 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80060 The Egyptian governorate of Aswan is situated along the Nile River and borders Sudan. Its capital, Aswan city, is the southernmost urban agglomeration in Egypt and has the distinction of having remained stable during the uprising of 2011, when much of the rest of the country was plunged into...

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Trade, Reform, and Revitalization: Toward a US-Egypt Free Trade Agreement

2019 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

October 07, 2019 17:00 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/us-egypt-fta A question as to the value of a U.S.-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) misses the point. The question should not be whether an FTA would be in the interest of both parties since there is abundant evidence that it would. The question is what

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Egyptian Economy under Sisi: Reality and Future

2019 Amr Darrag Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mustafa Elnemr Paper

October 03, 2019 14:33 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amr Darrag and Mustafa Elnemr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-economy-under-sisi-reality-and-future/ Many observers have been debating on the status of Egyptian economy, in light of the government’s successive decrees, laws, and “national” projects as described by the government. While some argue that these projects have relied...

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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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