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Radical-right parties are expected to do well in upcoming elections in four of the EU's biggest member states. If successful, they could prevent the union from addressing key challenges ahead.
Stefan Lehne
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The Economy
This page features resources on developments in the Egyptian economy.
Published on Jan 22, 2015
“Egypt The Future” Economic Conference
The World Bank
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Egypt’s Financial Position in the Fund
- Transactions Within the Fund
- Article IV Consultations
- Statements on Egypt
- Speech by IMF Managing Director Lagarde: “Moment of Opportunity—Delivering on Egypt’s Aspirations,” March 13, 2015
- Joint Statement by IMF Managing Director Lagarde and the Egyptian Authorities, April 21, 2013
- Statement by an IMF Mission to Egypt, April 15, 2013
- Statement at the Conclusion of the Visit by IMF Director Ahmed to Egypt, March 17, 2013
- Statement at the Conclusion of the Visit by IMF Director Ahmed to Egypt, January 7, 2013
- Statement by an IMF Mission to Egypt, April 10, 2012
- Statement by an IMF Mission on Egypt, January 18, 2012
- Statement by an IMF Mission to Egypt, November 3, 2011
- IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement with Egypt on a US$3 Billion Stand-By Arrangement, June 5, 2011
- Statement by Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and Head of the IMF Mission in Egypt, June 2, 2011
- Statement by an IMF Spokesperson on the Arab Republic of Egypt, May 12, 2011
- Press Release: IMF Fact-Finding Team Visits Egypt, April 11, 2011
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance
The Central Bank of Egypt
Relevant Legislation
Establishment of a Board of Trustees for the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) Fund (English Summary, Arabic), December 21, 2014
Establishment of the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) Fund (English Summary, Arabic), November 13, 2014
Microfinance Law (English Summary, Arabic), November 13, 2014
Suez Canal Investment Certificate Law (English Summary, Arabic), September 1, 2014
Real Tax Estate Law (English Summary, Arabic), August 17, 2014
Maximum Wage Law (English Summary, Arabic), July 2, 2014
Amendment to Armed Forces Pensions Law (English Summary, Arabic), July 2, 2014
Income Tax Law (English Summary, Arabic), July 1, 2014
Recent Analysis
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin (Former Deputy Prime Minister)
- “Five Challenges Facing the Economic Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh,” Al Ahram, March 11, 2015
- “Problems in the Proposed Investment Law,” Al Ahram, January 21, 2015
- “Some Good News for the Egyptian Economy...but the Challenges Persist,” Al Ahram, December 24, 2014
- “What Direction for the Egyptian Economy?” Al Ahram, November 26, 2014
Mohamed El-Erian (Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz SE)
- “Nurturing Egypt's Economic Transformation,” Bloomberg View, March 10, 2015
- “Despite Difficult Challenges, Egypt Has a Considerable Economic Upside,” Daily News Egypt, September 17, 2014
Mohamed El Dahshan (Professor of Development Economics)
- “Egypt Government Unprepared for Repercussions of Subsidy Reform,” EgyptSource, July 10, 2014
- “Does General Sisi Have a Plan for Egypt’s Economy?” Foreign Policy, April 18, 2014
- “Do Egypt’s New Leaders Hate Entrepreneurs?” Foreign Policy, January 13, 2014
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR)
- Above the State: Multinational Corporations in Egypt, February 2015
- Arab Uprisings and Social Justice: Implications of IMF Subsidy Reform Policies, February 2014
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