This issue discusses recent global economic developments and their implications for the inflationary pressures, amid renewed inflation risks following a period during which central banks were heading towards interest rate cuts.
Overview: For eight decades, the US dollar has functioned as the world’s reserve currency — the default medium for oil contracts, sovereign debt, and international trade settlement. That dominance was never simply economic. It was enforced by alliance networks, military presence, and the absence of a credible alternative. BRICS, the expanding bloc of Brazil, Russia, […]
This issue of “Economic Lens” seeks to measure the impact of the recent fuel price increase in Egypt on physicians’ consultation fees, as one of the essential services most closely tied to citizens’ daily lives. It also examines how inflationary pressures and rising operating costs have affected the pricing of medical services, and the resulting […]
Overview: How did the labor market stop working for so many in the workforce? Why did wages at the bottom and in the middle of the pay scale fail to keep up with a growing economy that delivered over 70 percent productivity gains and soaring incomes for those at the top? What caused this divergence, […]
Since there was no independent Cost-Benefit Analysis conducted to estimate the impact of the closure on economic activity, this issue attempts to estimate the impact of the policy on the Egyptian economy. To do that we utilized an innovative satellite-dependent methodology to provide an objective assessment of these emergency measures.
In the past couple of years, the prospect of marginalizing or phasing out the Faculty of Arts has gained traction in Egypt, signaling a shift toward an education system defined strictly by technical and vocational utility. This direction is driven by the pressing need to address high unemployment among graduates and the growing demand for […]
Overview: By combining rigorous theoretical analysis with grounded empirical research, this book demonstrates that employment creation is not an automatic byproduct of growth but a political and institutional project. It offers fresh insights for scholars of development, political economy, and economic history, as well as for policy makers seeking strategies to promote inclusive transformation in […]
Brent crude oil prices have shown notable volatility in the recent period. The movement of prices indicates a market that is highly reactive to evolving geopolitical and economic signals. This issue discusses the current state of oil markets in light of geopolitical developments.