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2018/19 budget • 12 min read

How to make LE89 bn in fuel subsidies disappear: Egyptians brace for steep price hikes

Waad Ahmed | What will it mean for Egypt to try to meet the 2019 deadline for liberalizing fuel prices?

17 April 2018

social spending • 23 min read

Escaping the poverty cycle? 3 years of Takaful and Karama

Waad Ahmed | Inflation, limited payout increases and an impeded rollout have marked government subsidy programs

4 April 2018

IMF loan • 12 min read

1 year later: How has flotation impacted individuals and investors?

Osman El Sharnoubi | Egypt has seen living standards diminish and experienced a questionable impact on investment

5 November 2017

IMF loan • 15 min read

Can dependence on ‘hot money’ boost the economy amid risks of social tensions?

Waad Ahmed | Find out whether the influx of over US$17 billion in investments augurs prosperity or crisis

19 October 2017

energy and fuel subsidies • 20 min read

Slash and burn: Reducing fuel subsidy bill at whose expense?

Waad Ahmed | Government continues pattern of price hikes for subsidized fuel types to reduce fuel subsidy bill

29 June 2017

social spending • 10 min read

How can government maintain target budget deficit and fund new social spending increase?

Osman El Sharnoubi | To fund increased social spending, the state will turn to measures that will increase the strain on Egyptians

25 June 2017

IMF • 17 min read

Where does government stand in implementing terms of IMF loan agreement?

Osman El Sharnoubi | Mada Masr tracks Egypt's compliance with terms of IMF staff report timetable as the fund conducts review

10 May 2017

IMF loan • 12 min read

A disconnect of interest: The social injustice hidden in Egypt’s monetary policy

Waad Ahmed | Would increasing interest benefit international creditors at the expense of Egypt's poor?

28 April 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

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Opinion

Amr Adly

The IMF is neither the problem nor the solution

Development does not co-exist naturally with free market policies

11 May 2017

Amr Adly

The IMF as knee surgeon on a cancerous patient

"You ask me about the poor and their problems? These are issues that need creative solutions"

20 March 2017

Ayman Ismail

13 simple truths about the economy

You cannot attract foreign investors if you can't keep your local investors.

4 August 2016

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News

austerity measures • 4 min read

Employment continues to decline despite upturn for Egypt’s non-oil private sector

5 December 2017

austerity measures • 5 min read

Inflation eases in September but Egyptians’ purchasing power continues to fall

10 October 2017

IMF loan • 7 min read

IMF passes Egypt’s first loan review on condition of stronger fiscal adjustments

14 July 2017

IMF loan • 6 min read

IMF releases staff agreement on Egypt loan, mission chief commends economic program’s progress

18 January 2017

IMF loan • 5 min read

IMF’s failure to meet transparency timeframe on Egypt’s loan suggests government objections: EIPR

13 December 2016

IMF loan • 4 min read

IMF: Egypt’s new import tariffs not a condition for $12 billion loan

10 December 2016

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