Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/egypts-new-gas-discovery-opportunities-and-challenges/ Egypt’s New Gas Discovery: Opportunities and Challenges After a tough year, the Egyptian government recently received some good news. Italy’s ENI announced that it has discovered the “largest ever” offshore natural gas field in the...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Ahmed Morsy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/61253 After several delays, on August 30 Egypt’s High Electoral Commission (HEC) announced the schedule of the electoral procedures and polling dates, slating two rounds of elections for October 17-19 and November 21-23. Since ousting former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, President Abdel Fattah...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Jean-François Seznec, Samer Mosis Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/zohr-gas-field-boon-egypt Italian energy company Eni announced on August 30 that it had discovered a deep-water gas field 93 miles north of Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.[1] The field, named Zohr, holds an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet (cft)[2] of natural gas (NG) reserves...
Learn MoreSource: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/09/egypt-isis-sinai-muslim-brotherhood/ Recent high profile bombings and terrorist incidents in Greater Cairo have increased concerns that Islamist extremist violence in Egypt may increasingly impact areas outside of the chronically insecure North Sinai governorate. While the...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Abdulrahman Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/revolutionary-politics-and-the-trap-of-populist-temptation-thoughts-on-the-egyptian-left-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-the-revolution/ The Revolutionary Socialists, a longstanding Marxist political organization in Egypt, recently issued a controversial statement calling on...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hanan Morsy, Antoine Levy, Clara Sanchez Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/growing-without-changing-a-tale-of-egypts-weak-productivity-growth/ Abstract: This paper aims to identify the reasons why economic growth in Egypt, although comparable to its peers, failed to significantly reduce unemployment, lower poverty levels or raise overall...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rami Galal, Hoda El Enbaby Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/inequality-of-opportunity-in-individuals-wages-and-households-assets-in-egypt/ Abstract: Inequality has often been cited as one of the leading sources of discontent in Egypt and one of the causes of the 2011 revolution. However, there is no consensus on how much inequality exists...
Learn MoreSource: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Omneia Helmy, Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=593&Type=10 Abstract: This paper examines the nexus between internal and external imbalances of the Egyptian economy by testing both the twin deficit hypothesis and the Feldstein-Horioka paradox. Using quarterly data (between 2002 and 2014) in...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/untapping-low-female-labor-force-participation-in-egypt-ending-the-marriage-mismatch/ Abstract: Despite significant increases in female educational attainment, Egyptian women’s labor force participation rate remains one of the lowest in the world. This can be partially explained by the fact that...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): May Attallah Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-economic-determinants-of-political-islam-an-empirical-investigation-of-the-arab-spring-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper empirically studies the voting outcomes of the first post-revolution presidential elections in Egypt. In light of the strong success of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, I...
Learn MoreSource: German Institute For Security and Counter-Terrorism And International Affairs Author(s): Jannis Grimm Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/repressing-egypts-civil-society/ Summary: Since the military coup of July 2013, one of the characteristics of the Egyptian regime has been the lack of clarity on the boundaries of political activism and on what activities it...
Learn MoreSource: Wilson Centre Author(s): Khalil al Anani, Garrett Nada Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypt-the-new-founders Snapshot: The single most powerful and prolific Islamist movement was born in Egypt, the intellectual center of the Arab world. Formed in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood was started as a social and religious club by a twenty-two-year-old schoolteacher, who...
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