As part of Business Forward’s 2019 anniversary event hosted by the AUC School of Business at AUC’s Tahrir [...]
Social protection is vital for overall economic health in MENA. Here’s why
In late October, the Middle East and North African Social Policy (MENASP) Network held it’s fourth annual [...]
The Base of the Pyramid (BoP): What is it and why is it important?
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Base of the Pyramid (BoP) is a term in the field of [...]
How Lebanon’s Political Structure Diminishes Job Creation
The Lebanese are enraged. Hundreds of thousands of protestors, over a million in some estimates, have taken [...]
Why are Egyptians getting poorer and how to stop it?
In 1957, Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) conducted its first field survey on [...]
2019 Global Competitiveness Report on Egypt: The Key Takeaways
On the 9th of October, the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) held a seminar on Egypt’s [...]
Egypt’s handicrafts industry: What’s standing in its way?
As one of the most ancient civilizations, one would think that Egypt’s rich history and cultural diversity [...]
Why Africa’s free trade agreement could be problematic for Egypt’s textile industry
When Sierra Leone and the Sahrawi Republic ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in April, [...]
Is renewable energy good news for Egypt’s economic growth?
In the ongoing decade, which ends in three months, Egypt has witnessed many shifts in its energy [...]
According to Maait: Why are investors confident about Egypt’s capital market now?
While the 2019 World Investment Report ranked Egypt as the top host of foreign direct investment (FDI) [...]