WHY EL-SISI’S DECISION TO RAISE EGYPT’S MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT SUCH A GOOD ONE!

Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/why-el-sisis-decision-to-raise-egypts-minimum-wage-is-not-such-a-good-one/ Egypt’s President El-Sisi recently announced a 67 percent raise in the minimum wage to 2,000 Egyptian pounds (115.74 US-Dollar) per month from 1,200 (69.27 US-Dollar). He also promised...

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REFORM PROGRAMME: IS EGYPT’S ECONOMY STABILISING THE COUNTRY?

Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad, Omar El Shenety, and Ahmed Abd Rabou Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/reform-programme-is-egypts-economy-stabilising-the-country/  This Thursday, the seventh anniversary of the 25 January uprising that overthrew former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is an opportunity to assess the economic...

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Working Paper- The Political Economy of A Sector in Crisis: Industrial Policy and Political Connections in the Egyptian Automotive Industry

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad, Jeremy Hodge, Nizar Manek Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-political-economy-of-a-sector-in-crisis-industrial-policy-and-political-connections-in-the-egyptian-automotive-industry/ Abstract: The Egyptian automotive industry developed under the country’s policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI). It mainly...

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WELFARE GAINS FROM UTILITY REFORMS IN EGYPTIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/others-publications/article/welfare-gains-from-utility-reforms-in-egyptian-telecommunications/ Abstract: Utility sector reform spread across the developing world in the 1980s and 1990s. In Egypt, as in many cases, the pace and nature of reform has been challenged by a state-owned national...

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THE CAUSAL CHAIN OF MARKET BASED REFORM IN EGYPTIAN VOICE TELECOMMUNICATION

Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/others-publications/article/the-causal-chain-of-market-based-reform-in-egyptian-voice-telecommunication/ Snapshot: Utility reform swept the developing world in the 1980s and 1990s. This case study of the Egyptian telecoms sector shows that regulatory reform and liberalization have created...

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