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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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The Limits of Fighting Corruption in Egypt

2016 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Mohamed Abdel Salam Paper

October 13, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mohamed Abdel Salam Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/64852 Hisham Geneina, the former head of the Central Auditing Organization (CAO), Egypt’s main oversight body, is still facing the repercussions of the controversial statement he made at the end of 2015 that corruption had cost Egypt nearly 600 billion Egyptian pounds ($76 billion). Even...

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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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Who are the 5 million refugees and immigrants in Egypt?

2016 Egypt Minorities Omer Karasapan Paper The Brookings Institution

October 04, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Omer Karasapan Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2016/10/04/who-are-the-5-million-refugees-and-immigrants-in-egypt/ For some time now, Egyptian officials at the highest level have been pointedly underlining a growing refugee and migrant challenge. At the G-20 meeting in September 2016, President Sisi stated that Egypt was...

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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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Egypt, National Case Study

2016 Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Culture, Education and Development Egypt Paper

September 30, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): American University Cairo Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/national_case_study/egypt_national_case_study/(language)/eng-US Overview: This report presents and compiles all the ethnographic fieldwork data that the AUC Forum research team has conducted for the SAHWA project. The...

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Like a Hole in the Head

2016 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Michele Dunne Paper

September 21, 2016 03:46 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/64611 When an Egyptian delegation heads to Quito for the October 17-20 Habitat III conference—a United Nations gathering of government officials, city planners, and urbanization experts that takes place once every 20 years—perennial issues, such as the availability of affordable housing and how to...

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A New Law in Old Bottles

2016 Carnegie Egypt Georges Fahmi Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper

September 16, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Dr Georges Fahmi Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/64602 At the end of August the Egyptian parliament passed a law on the construction and restoration of churches. It is the first law to regulate such construction, which was previously governed by vague rules based on administrative decisions issued in the 1930s, and that placed many...

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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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Working Paper- Accessibility, Transportation Cost and Regional Growth: A Case Study for Egypt

2016 Culture, Education and Development Dina Elshahawany Economic Research Forum Economy Eduardo A. Haddad Egypt Michael L. Lahr Paper

September 01, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Dina Elshahawany, Eduardo A. Haddad, Michael L. Lahr Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/accessibility-transportation-cost-and-regional-growth-a-case-study-for-egypt/ Abstract: The potential ability of transport infrastructure investments to produce transport benefits depends on the travel time reductions and accessibility. In this paper...

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Working Paper- Does International Migration Help Them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt

2016 Anda David Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Rana Hendy Women Affairs

September 01, 2016 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Anda David, Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-international-migration-help-them-marry-earlier-a-hazard-model-for-the-case-of-egypt/ Abstract: Marriage represents an important step of entering adulthood in the Egyptian society and its delay often results in tensions and frustration among youth. Considering migration as a...

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