Overview: In The Doom Loop, economist Eswar Prasad argues that the very forces that we long believed could stabilize the world order are fueling its destabilization. Rather than promoting shared prosperity, globalization has instead deepened economic inequality, stoked political backlash, and prompted escalating trade wars. Institutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization, […]
This issue of Economic Lens examines the recent drop in gold prices, highlighting the domestic and global factors driving the decline and its implications for investors and the economy.
Overview: Positive Sum offers essential reading for business leaders seeking sustainable economic models, investors looking to align values with returns, policymakers addressing inequality, and anyone concerned about building an economy where prosperity is broadly shared rather than narrowly concentrated.
This issue of Economic Lens examines the challenges and opportunities facing Egypt’s automotive industry, and the policies needed for its transition from a domestically oriented industry into a leading export sector.
This report presents the results of a periodic evaluation carried out by the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) of a sample of 120 private sector firms covering various sectors and sizes, reflecting the opinion of the business community regarding developments in a set of variables, specifically: production, domestic sales and exports, commodity inventory, level […]
This issue of “Economic Lens” examines the phenomenon of cash shortages in ATMs during holidays.
Overview: This book disseminates the resource potentials and their utilization possibilities with the help of various stakeholders such as researchers, technocrats, political actors, NGOs, and private sector integrating different perspectives enhancing knowledge exchange between the various actors. Africa in its rapid development pathway should try to utilize the untapped potentials from conventional and non-conventional resources. […]
This issue discusses internal migration in Egypt, and the recent shifts it has undergone based on the latest available data. It also seeks to analyze emerging trends in population movements within the country and to understand the underlying economic and social drivers behind them.