Nada Shokry is currently a Lecturer in Economics at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Alexandria and a part-time Economist at the Egyptian Centre for Economics Studies (ECES) in Cairo. She got both, her Master’s (2017) and her Bachelor’s degree (2015) in Economics from the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is
Learn MoreHafsa Halawa is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. She is a British-Egyptian political analyst, human rights advocate, and development specialist focused on democratic transition across Arab states. Halawa received her LLB with honors from the University of Exeter and her LLM with honors in corporate
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Abdelhafez Alsawy Original link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/whats-behind-egypts-sovereign-fund/ The Egyptian parliament has recently ratified legislation to establish a sovereign fund called the “Egypt Fund”. The fund comes after government promises since 2016. Dr. Ashraf Al-Arabi, Minister of Planning, was the first to announce Egypt’s intention to...
Learn MoreBarak Barfi is a research fellow at the New America Foundation, where he specializes in Arab and Islamic Affairs.
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Mahmoud Gamal Original link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-armys-economic-hegemony/ The phenomenon of the Egyptian Army’s control over the country’s economy has become agreed upon by researchers and those interested in the military concern. Although the military institution maintains strict confidentiality of the information, data, and figures...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Mahmoud Gamal Original Post: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recent-intra-military-activity-of-egypts-sisi/ Abd Al Fattah Al-Sisi attended on Sunday, 22 April a graduation ceremony of military cadets’ new batch of military academies and technical institutes held at the headquarters of the Military Academy in New Cairo. Minister of the Interior Major...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-1/ I- Decline in Egyptian Exports The Egyptian Economy has suffered a consistent decline in all sectors during the last five years, especially after the military coup in July, 2013, in spite of the enormous support provided to the Egyptian regime...
Learn MoreAlaa Abdelmonsef is an Egyptian human rights activist, Director of the Swiss Organization for the Protection of Human Rights – SPH. He is also a lawyer. https://en.eipss-eg.org/author/alaa_abdelmonsef/
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Brendan Meighan Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/76567 In 2017, the Egyptian economy saw an influx of foreign currency following the implementation of a foreign exchange liberalization in conjunction with a series of structural reforms and an IMF loan package. The hard currency shortage, which had slowly ground the economy to a halt, was...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Amal Kandeel Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-s-stability-threatened-ethiopian-dam-defies-international-norms It is a travesty of unspeakable proportions that in the 21st century the construction of a mega-hydropower-generation project, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—whose reservoir can store almost all the annual flow...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/economics-investing-in-gold-for-egyptians/ Economics: Investing in gold for Egyptians Investment in gold is a safe haven for protecting the wealth value, especially during times of global financial crises, for several reasons, including: 1- The limited quantities of gold: The total...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/foreign-investment-in-egypt-reality-and-challenges/ Foreign Investment in Egypt: Reality and Challenges Despite the economic measures taken by the Egyptian government to support the domestic and foreign investment climate – most notably the issuance of new laws to regulate investment...
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