Economy – Page 36 – Middle East Policy Platform

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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Working Paper- Judicial Review in Public-Private Business Contracts in Egypt Evidence from Administrative Court Rulings in Government Tenders and Bids Law Disputes

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper Sahar Tohamy

November 01, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Sahar Tohamy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/judicial-review-in-public-private-business-contracts-in-egypt-evidence-from-administrative-court-rulings-in-government-tenders-and-bids-law-disputes/ Abstract: This paper examines the role that administrative court review in Egypt plays in supporting the integrity of public-private business...

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How Egypt´s Youth Could Decide the Country´s Future

2016 Centre For Security Studies Economy Eva Nolle Paper Youth

October 30, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Centre For Security and Counter-Terrorism Studies Author(s): Eva Nolle Copyright: © 2016 Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW) Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/d8439fd9-938b-4e0e-816f-978e08fbdfff Read the full publication by following the original link.

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Report: Rethinking U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt

2016 Amy Hawthorne Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Pomed Security and Counter-Terrorism

October 30, 2016 03:33 am

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Source: Pomed – Project On Middle East Democracy Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-publications/new-report-rethinking-u-s-economic-aid-to-egypt/ In a new POMED Report, Rethinking U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt, POMED Deputy Director for Research Amy Hawthorne takes a detailed look at U.S. bilateral economic aid for Egypt. Since the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty...

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Down by Law

2016 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Economy Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

October 20, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/64914 A few weeks ago, on September 24, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced that it had arrested seventeen members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were plotting to increase “pessimism” in the country. The ministry informed the public that those arrested represented a “subversive cell” tasked to...

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Egyptian economic policy: See no evil, hear no evil

2016 Adel Abdel Ghafar Economy Egypt Paper The Brookings Institution

October 11, 2016 03:41 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/10/11/egyptian-economic-policy-see-no-evil-hear-no-evil/ The Egyptian government appears to be on the verge of further devaluing the pound. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi met with the governor of the country’s central bank Amer last week to give political cover to the move...

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Sink or Swim: Egypt’s Anticipated Currency Float

2016 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

October 03, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/sink-or-swim-egypts-anticipated-currency-float/ Tarek Amer, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), announced in July that Egypt’s longstanding policy of defending the Egyptian pound (LE) against devaluation had been a “grave error.” The strategy had slowly...

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Working Paper- Energy Subsidy Reform in Egypt: The Gender – “Energy” Poverty Nexus

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Fatma El-Hamidi Paper Women Affairs

October 01, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Fatma El-Hamidi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/energy-subsidy-reform-in-egypt-the-gender-energy-poverty-nexus/ Abstract: The purpose of this study is to quantify the effects of the current energy reform policy on household expenditures along gender and regional lines. Gender analysis helps to identify constraints such as transportation...

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Working Paper: Trade between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia: Prospects and Challenges for Trilateral Trade Integration

2016 Ebaidalla Mahjoub Ebaidalla Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper

October 01, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ebaidalla Mahjoub Ebaidalla Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/trade-between-egypt-sudan-and-ethiopia-prospects-and-challenges-for-trilateral-trade-integration/ Abstract: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia possess potential natural and human resources, which can entail successful trade integration between the three countries. This paper investigates...

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I.M.F. Reforms Not Enough to Repair Egypt’s Economy

2016 Achment Gonim Democracy and Politics Economy Foreign Relations Hossam Abougabal Middle East Institute Paper

September 26, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Hossam Abougabal, Achment Gonim Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/imf-reforms-not-enough-repair-egypt-s-economy Addressing Egypt’s economic woes remains a matter of urgency for the stability of the government and the country as a whole. Egypt’s economic recovery plan, which was spearheaded by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2015...

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Working Paper- Why is Fertility on the Rise in Egypt? The Role of Women’s Employment Opportunities

2016 Caroline Krafft Economic Research Forum Economy Paper Women Affairs

September 01, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/why-is-fertility-on-the-rise-in-egypt-the-role-of-womens-employment-opportunities/ Abstract: Can declining employment opportunities for women reverse the fertility transition? This paper presents new evidence that the demographic transition has not just stalled, but in fact reversed in...

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Working Paper- Are We Sure About the Effects of the Egyptian Uprisings? A SURE Approach

2015 Amr Hosny Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper

September 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Amr Hosny Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/are-we-sure-about-the-effects-of-the-egyptian-uprisings-a-sure-approach/ Abstract: Four years after the historic uprising of the Egyptians in January 2011, we aim to understand whether the Egyptian revolution has had a different impact on different sectoral investments in the economy. Using data...

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