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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to John Rice, Vice-Chairman, General Electric from The Report: Egypt 2012
Articles & Analysis | Democracy of bread: The subsidy system is a burden on the budget from The Report: Egypt 2012
Subsidies have played a significant part in the Egyptian economy since the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser in the 1950s and 1960s – a time in which numerous Middle Eastern autocracies sought the approval of the populace through the provision of food and other essentials at below-market prices. Sardonically described as the “democracy of bread”...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohamed El Erian, CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Pacific Investment Management Co from The Report: Egypt 2012
What short- and medium-term challenges do you expect Egypt to face as it renews its investment potential following recent political events?
Articles & Analysis | Coming up short: A funding gap challenge emerges from The Report: Egypt 2012
The effort to secure international funding in the wake of the 2011 uprising has become one of the more salient economic issues for Egypt over the past year. The nation first turned to the IMF in May 2011, with Samir Radwan, then-finance minister, citing the social justice demands of the people in the wake of the revolution as the primary...
Articles & Analysis | Guided by optimism: A difficult transition promises a path to much-needed stability from The Report: Egypt 2012
The last 18 months have carried Egypt through a radical political transformation. President Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for three decades, stepped down amid nationwide protests. Mubarak’s former ruling party, the National Democratic Party, has been dissolved, and for the first time in history, Egyptians participated in fair and free...
Articles & Analysis | Electoral dividends: A victory for Islamists and expectations for economic reform from The Report: Egypt 2012
One of the most frequent observations made of the Arab Spring throughout the Middle East, particularly in Egypt, has been the performance of religious movements. For many in the West, the triumphs of Al Nahda in Tunisia or that of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) are symbolic of a broader narrative sweeping...