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Grain takes center stage as Russian foreign minister visits Cairo on his African tour

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
July 25, 2022 14:21 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/weekly-briefing-tunisian-referendum-test-presidents-legitimacy#mabrouk Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov touched down in Cairo on Sunday, July 24, for the first leg of his African charm offensive tour. Lavrov, who will also be visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and...

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Egypt as an Eastern Mediterranean power in the age of energy transition

2022Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptKarim ElgendyMiddle East InstitutePaper
July 19, 2022 15:42 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Karim Elgendy Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-eastern-mediterranean-power-age-energy-transition On June 17, the European Union (EU) signed a memorandum of understanding with both Egypt and Israel that creates a framework for Israel to expand its natural gas exports to Europe via Egypt. The EU also agreed with...

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Iraq-Jordan-Egypt Entente Moves Ahead Despite the GCC’s Shadow

2022Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGregory AftandilianPaper
July 19, 2022 14:15 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/iraq-jordan-egypt-entente-moves-ahead-despite-the-gccs-shadow/ President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was dominated by controversy stemming from his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), which drew media attention away from the presence of...

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Egypt’s parliament strikes back on the budget

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
June 21, 2022 15:15 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/special-briefing-egypts-parliament-strikes-back-budget#mabrouk Egypt’s Parliament can usually be counted upon to be, if not precisely malleable, at least fairly cooperative. The June 19session, when Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait presented the 2022/2023 budget, was a stark departure from...

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Understanding Egypt’s Economic Troubles

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptPaperThe Big PharaohThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 16, 2022 15:24 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): The Big Pharaoh Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/understanding-egypts-economic-troubles/ The line at the cashier check-out of a discount department store was long, with restless customers standing in line. A lady was holding up the queue: money in hand, she was trying to match the grocery bill. “This has to go...

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Egypt’s Next IMF Loan: How to Avoid the Failures of the Past Six Years

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
June 07, 2022 19:07 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-next-imf-loan-how-to-avoid-the-failures-of-the-past-six-years/ In 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lent Egypt $12 billion, launching a program of economic reform and austerity. Six years later, Egypt is returning to the lender of last resort...

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Egypt national security & army involvement in politics and economy

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMilitary AffairsPaperYehia Mohamed
June 06, 2022 14:27 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Yehia Mohamed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-national-security-army-involvement-in-politics-and-economy/ Under Sisi, the army has focused on consolidation of its strong position and absolute control of almost everything in Egypt. To achieve this goal, it has adopted several strategies, including allocation of a...

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For Egypt, the crisis could be upon us

2022Alessia MelcangiDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaper
June 06, 2022 14:10 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-la-crisi-potrebbe-essere-alle-porte-35272 The war between Russia and Ukraine, in addition to having a significant impact in Europe, risks overwhelming the already fragile economic and political situation of the Middle Eastern...

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Egypt and India: Time to rebuild relations

2022Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMohammed SolimanPaper
May 26, 2022 15:08 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mohammed Soliman Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-and-india-time-rebuild-relations Asia is undergoing a world-historical geopolitical transformation. The rise of the Indo-Pacific as a coherent geoeconomic and geopolitical system coincides with the rise of what this author has previously termed the “Indo-Abrahamic,” an emerging...

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Egyptian Institute for Studies

2022Ahmed ZikrallahEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaper
May 13, 2022 14:00 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-economic-situation-and-sri-lanka-bankruptcy-compared/ Due to exacerbation of its external debt crisis, Sri Lanka has recently announced inability to meet its obligations to creditors (bankruptcy) in light of dramatic development of the difficult economic conditions that the country...

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