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The real source of Egypt’s dollar crisis is scarcity. Devaluation isn’t enough.

2016EconomyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
March 21, 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/the-real-source-of-egypts-dollar-crisis-is-scarcity-devaluation-isnt-enough/ The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) finally bit the bullet and facilitated a substantial devaluation of the Egyptian pound. The official price of the dollar has risen 14 percent this week from 7.83...

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AN ITALIAN RESEARCHER IS TORTURED TO DEATH IN CAIRO – SOMBRE CAUSE TO RECONSIDER THE WAY WE WORK WITH EGYPT

2016Bernhard TrautnerForeign RelationsGeorgeta VidicanGerman Development InstituteHuman RightsMarkus LoewePaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismTilman Altenburg
March 17, 2016 05:53 am
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Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Markus Loewe, Georgeta Vidican, Bernhard Trautner, Tilman Altenburg Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/an-italian-researcher-is-tortured-to-death-in-cairo-sombre-cause-to-reconsider-the-way-we-work-with-egypt-1/ An Italian citizen and just 28 years of age, Giulio Regeni was finishing his PhD at the University of...

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In Egypt, Journalism is a Crime

2016EgyptHuman RightsMediaPaperRagab SaadThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 16, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ragab Saad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/in-egypt-journalism-is-a-crime/ In his September 2015 interview with CNN, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi boasted that Egypt is seeing “unprecedented media freedom.” However, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports that Egypt had the worst deterioration of...

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Egypt’s Black Market Blues

2016Council On Foreign RelationsEconomyPaperSteven A. Cook
March 15, 2016 05:55 am
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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-black-market-blues Just as I was heading out the door yesterday, I received a message from my friend Timothy Kaldas with just two words: “They caved.” I knew exactly what he was referring to. The Central Bank of Egypt determined that it could no longer

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The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 2016: Scenarios and recommendations

2016Abdelrahman AyyashDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptGerman Council On Foreign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperVictor J. Willi
March 15, 2016 03:35 am
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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Abdelrahman Ayyash, Victor J. Willi Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-2016 Snapshot: The Egyptian army’s removal of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 brought major structural transformations to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Today, with thousands of MB leaders and...

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Anatomy of an Election

2016Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHossam BahgatMadamasrPaper
March 14, 2016 03:39 am
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/03/14/feature/politics/anatomy-of-an-election/ Summary: The revelation that the state had a hand in creating this list did not come as a surprise to many. In the months leading up to the elections, the media had hinted and then explicitly accused unnamed “sovereign” state agencies of interfering in...

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Sisi Wags His Finger

2016Council On Foreign RelationsEconomyEgyptPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSteven A. Cook
March 10, 2016 03:40 am
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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/sisi-wags-his-finger Is Egypt melting down? It has an insurgency, a currency crisis, a brazen and brutal security apparatus that is sowing dissent, a phony political process, and a leader who has lost his grip. These are, at least, the reasons that have been outlined

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The Great Brotherhood Divide

2016CarnegieEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMostafa HashemPaper
March 02, 2016 03:47 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mostafa Hashem Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62942 Two factions within the Muslim Brotherhood are dueling for control, diminishing the group’s ability to address challenges  from the regime and driving its supporters to other actors, among them the Islamic State. In February 2014, the youth—who were increasingly calling for revolutionary...

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The Struggle in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate

2016Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHani HodaibPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 02, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hani Hodaib Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/struggle-in-egyptian-medical-syndicate/ Editor’s Note: On January 28 of this year, an incident at Matariya Teaching Hospital sparked a conflict between the Egyptian Medical Syndicate and the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior that is still ongoing. Doctors—complaining of police...

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Working Paper- Construction Supply Chain, Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Contribution to Economic Growth: The Case of Egypt

2016EconomyEgyptMaye EhabMona EsamPaperThe Egyptian Center For Economic Studies
March 01, 2016 03:45 am
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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Mona Esam, Maye Ehab Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=608&Type=10 Abstract: The construction sector is considered a key sector in the Egyptian economy and a main contributor to economic development, specifically in total employment. This paper examines the construction sector intersectoral linkages and...

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Working Paper- Understanding The Dynamics of Household Enterprises in Egypt: Birth, Death, Growth and Transformation

2016Caroline KrafftEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaper
March 01, 2016 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/understanding-the-dynamics-of-household-enterprises-in-egypt-birth-death-growth-and-transformation/ Abstract: Micro and small household enterprises play an enormous role in growth and employment in developing economies such as Egypt. Despite the importance of household enterprises, little...

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Five Years after the Revolution, this is Egypt’s Worst Dictatorship

2016Barcelona Centre For International AffairsDemocracy and PoliticsPaperRicard González
February 29, 2016 05:56 am
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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Ricard González Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/opinion/mediterraneo_y_oriente_medio/five_years_after_the_revolution_this_is_egypt_s_worst_dictatorship/(language)/eng-US Five years after the first shoots of the Arab Spring appeared, the landscape in the region is bleak: Syria, Iraq and Yemen...

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