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People, the government and businessmen: Who drafts the budget and who stands to benefit?

Waad Ahmed | A discussion on how a more transparent and participatory budget can promote economic justice

16 August 2018

What will Egypt’s first sovereign wealth fund look like?

Mohamed Hamama and Osman El Sharnoubi | Egypt’s Parliament approved a law establishing the Egypt Fund, country’s first sovereign wealth fund

24 July 2018

social spending • 10 min read

As Egyptians brace for further increases in living costs, government announces social spending package

Waad Ahmed | Ahead of anticipated austerity measures, Parliament has approved a new social spending package

5 June 2018

Investment Law • 17 min read

3×3 on Egypt’s new investment law: Conflicts in governance and challenges to development

Waad Ahmed | Three voices answer three questions to map the dynamics and impact of the new investment law

18 May 2017

Finance Ministry • 16 min read

Investment between 2 IMF loans: An unchanged philosophy and challenges to governance

Waad Ahmed | New investment legislation aims to address ongoing challenges to post-2011 investment governance

2 March 2017

poverty • 10 min read

Financial support to the poor: Does it really work?

Beesan Kassab | Question marks around two government funds' ability to alleviate poverty with current austerity measures

7 February 2017

Finance Ministry • 6 min read

What Egypt’s Finance Ministry didn’t say about VAT

Beesan Kassab | As Egypt’s Parliament convenes to discuss the controversial value-added tax law, Egypt’s Ministry

3 August 2016

VAT • 12 min read

Egypt’s value-added tax, explained

Mohamed Hamama | What's in ‪Egypt‬'s new value added tax, and how will it affect consumers? We tackle your questions

20 July 2016

Central Auditing Authority • 18 min read

Opening the black box of Egypt’s slush funds

Nizar Manek and Jeremy Hodge | A version of this article was originally published May 26 on Africa Confidential and has been reprinted

28 May 2015

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foreign debt • 5 min read

Finance minister: Egypt spent US$20 bn on ‘external obligations’ last year

6 August 2018

inflation • 3 min read

Finance minister: Egypt’s inflation rate expected to peak by end of March

13 February 2017

IMF loan • 3 min read

IMF delegation arrives in Egypt to discuss conditions for $12 billion loan

30 July 2016

budget deficit • 4 min read

With debt service costs soaring, budget deficit hits LE311 bn by May

5 July 2016

budget deficit • 2 min read

Could 70,000 Yanni concerts close Egypt’s budget deficit?

23 March 2016

budget deficit • 3 min read

Despite big promises, Egypt’s deficit is growing

6 March 2016

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