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The impact of loans and grants on development: Evidence from Egypt

2022Adam OsmanBruno CréponEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMohamed El-KomiPaper
February 01, 2022 15:23 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Bruno Crépon, Mohamed El-Komi and Adam Osman Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2022/01/31/impact-loans-grants-development-evidence-egypt/ Evaluations of grant programmes have shown that the return to capital is high in developing countries, but the impacts of loans have only been modest. This column, originally published at VoxDev, shows that...

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Renewed Arbitrary Detention: Keeping the Egyptian Opposition in Detention

2022Amr Ahmed IbrahimDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
January 31, 2022 16:01 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Ahmed Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/renewed-arbitrary-detention-keeping-the-egyptian-opposition-in-detention/ Renewed arbitrary—or “rotation” of detention—is the act of re-detaining those who have been already granted a release order after the termination of their sentences, a verdict of...

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Amid ongoing economic issues, Egypt looks to the IMF

2022EconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
January 31, 2022 15:53 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-qatars-sheikh-tamim-becomes-first-gulf-leader-visit-biden-white-house#mabrouk The economic fallout from the pandemic has persisted, a slow, steady battering ram against the Egyptian economy’s defenses. Increasing global shipping costs, inflation rates, and food import prices...

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Retain, Restructure, or Divest? Policy Options for Egypt’s Military Economy

2022CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperYezid Sayigh
January 31, 2022 14:54 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2022/01/31/retain-restructure-or-divest-policy-options-for-egypt-s-military-economy-pub-86232 Egyptian military agencies and companies provide significant economic benefits, but both their achievements and their shortcomings point to the need to reconsider their business model and role in the civilian economy...

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Sisi’s Transnational Repression: Silencing Political Dissidents in Exile

2022Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniPaper
January 26, 2022 14:59 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil Al-Anani Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sisis-transnational-repression-silencing-political-dissidents-in-exile/ On January 6, the FBI arrested Pierre Girgis, an Egyptian American, for spying on critics of Egypt’s president in the United States. According to the US Department of Justice, Girgis was indicted by a Manhattan...

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Review and Outlook of Egypt’s General Budget (2022-2025)

2022Ahmed ZikrallahDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
January 24, 2022 15:14 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/review-and-outlook-of-egypts-general-budget-2022-2025/ The general budget is the annual economic plan of the Egyptian state, where the government discloses its intentions towards citizens, especially the poor and marginalized classes, as well as its arrangements regarding companies and...

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Understanding Egypt’s Long Path to Decarbonization

2022Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaperSeda Duygu Sever-Mehmetoglu
January 20, 2022 15:21 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Seda Duygu Sever-Mehmetoglu Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/understanding-egypts-long-path-decarbonization-32912 Egypt’s situation in terms of sustainability is far from excellent. The ecological footprint per capita is already 4.5 times higher than the country’s biocapacity. Furthermore...

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Militarization of local administration: Authoritarian imperative?

2022Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMilitary AffairsOmar KhalafPaper
January 18, 2022 15:16 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omar Khalaf Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/militarization-of-local-administration-authoritarian-imperative/ There are hardly any policy papers that have addressed the way military regimes directly manage  living conditions on the local scale. Since 2013, Egypt has experienced the direct practice of government by the army, where it...

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Transgender Policy in Egypt: Murder by Medical Bureaucracy

2022Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMalak ElkashifMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
January 18, 2022 15:05 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Malak Elkashif Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/transgender-policy-in-egypt-murder-by-medical-bureaucracy/ Every November 20, transgender people around the world launch campaigns that disseminate information on the hate crimes against transgender victims and provide statistics on the numbers of transgender...

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WORLD REPORT 2022 – Egypt, Events of 2021

2022Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsMediaMinoritiesPaperWomen Affairs
January 14, 2022 14:57 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/egypt In 2021, authorities escalated the use of the abusive Emergency State Security Courts to prosecute peaceful activists and critics who joined thousands of dissidents already in Egypt’s congested prisons. Courts issued death sentences in mass trials, adding to the...

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Beyond Sectarian Violence: Socioeconomic Challenges for Copts in Egypt

2022Amy FallasDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
January 12, 2022 16:49 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amy Fallas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/beyond-sectarian-violence-socioeconomic-challenges-for-copts-in-egypt As Coptic Christians held Christmas celebrations this past week, many also observed another more somber anniversary. On January 1, 2011, an explosion at Al-Qudiseen Church in Alexandria, Egypt killed...

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