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IMF loan • 19 min read

Farewell to worker participation in the management of the public business sector

Beesan Kassab | The government is taking up the task of “redefining" the role of state-owned companies in Egypt

17 September 2020

IMF • 12 min read

Egypt, corona and the IMF: What do we know about the new loan?

Beesan Kassab | The IMF plans to hold a meeting on May 11 to consider the Egyptian government's request

6 May 2020

energy and fuel subsidies • 11 min read

Reading the fuel leaves: Why Egypt kept oil prices steady despite plunge in Brent crude benchmark

Beesan Kassab | The recent decision to barely cut fuel prices left observers bewildered

19 April 2020

privatization • 14 min read

More talk, little action: Why are Egyptian authorities unable to sell stakes in state-owned companies?

Omaima Ismail | As of the first week of December, shares of just one government company has been listed on EGX.

9 December 2019

exports • 14 min read

Gone with the wind: The flotation’s impact on Egyptian exports

Mohamed Ramadan and Sara Seif Eddin | "We import the buttons, we import the zippers, then we cheer when we export the ready-to-wear shirt"

14 November 2019

Lebanon conversations • 5 min read

Conversations from the Lebanese uprising | Ahmad El Assi: The movement is an opportunity to end the civil war

Omar Said | Our tactical demand is establishing a transitional government that has financial & social priorities

24 October 2019

austerity measures • 12 min read

Austerity measures a major cause of poverty increase, statistics agency advisor says

Beesan Kassab | The report shows that 32.5% of Egyptians live in poverty, marking the biggest increase since 2000.

4 September 2019

business • 10 min read

Have the IMF’s promises to Egyptians come true?

Beesan Kassab | The IMF did not only promise growth, it also promised inclusive, job-rich growth.

14 August 2019

Assiut • 6 min read

Sources: Officials delayed survey results showing Egyptians face highest poverty rate since 2000

The survey results show 32.5% of Egyptians live below the poverty line, the highest rate in decades

30 July 2019

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Opinion

Mohamed Gad

An income spent on daily subsistence

Wage earners are picking up the tab of Egypt’s economic ‘reform’ program

6 August 2018

Tarek Ghanem

Opium or coffee? Islam and its relevance in hard times

Is religion numbing Egyptians into acquiescence amid a number of merciless austerity measures?

17 July 2018

Amr Adly

The IMF is neither the problem nor the solution

Development does not co-exist naturally with free market policies

11 May 2017

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News

public sector • 8 min read

General Union of Engineering, Metal, Electrical Workers protests plan to reallocate Egyptian Iron and Steel Company mines

24 hours ago

IMF loan • 6 min read

Analyst: Agreement on $5.2 bn IMF loan may see Egypt ‘fully’ liberalize exchange rate

7 June 2020

austerity measures • 4 min read

New pricing mechanism to be applied to 95 octane gasoline in April

7 January 2019

energy and fuel subsidies • 4 min read

Government increases prices for household and commercial gas by up to 75%

22 July 2018

Central Bank of Egypt • 5 min read

PM pledges to double job opportunities in coming year, despite minimal policy changes

8 July 2018

gas prices • 16 min read

Live updates: Government raises transportation costs nationwide following fuel price hikes

16 June 2018

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