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Egypt Economy
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Articles & Analysis | A fine line: Efforts to address labour market issues from The Report: Egypt 2012
The local labour market has long been viewed with a degree of equivocation by observers, who frequently describe it as both an asset and a potential liability. With 45% of the population between the ages of 15 and 39 and around 200,000 graduates entering the workforce each year, the advantages for domestic and international firms dependent on an...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to William Hague, UK Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs from The Report: Egypt 2012
Articles & Analysis | Assessing the currency: The pound comes under renewed scrutiny from The Report: Egypt 2012
The possibility of a major devaluation of the Egyptian pound has been a feature of any economic debate regarding Egypt’s currency position for some time. While the president has shown a determination to defend the currency, the toll this has taken on foreign reserves has made devaluation an inevitability in the eyes of many, even amidst renewed...
Articles & Analysis | At the nexus: A confluence of culture, history and geography from The Report: Egypt 2012
From the affairs of the ancient Mediterranean world through Ottoman times to today’s modern Middle East, Egypt has long been a dominant player in the politics and economics of the region. Egypt’s role in the Arab Spring, which began in 2011 and led to the ouster of octogenarian President Hosni Mubarak, proves that the country today is just as...
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