This roundtable focused on the inclusive growth model and explore ways to achieve social justice via broader participation in production and economic activity. Specifically, it aimed to contribute to ongoing debate about ways of increasing the job content of growth by addressing industrial policies, reforming education and ensuring broader support for SMEs to maximize the […]
This roundtable discussion introduced the key findings of the Economic Report on Africa 2012 “Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a New Pole of Global Growth”. On this occasion, the discussion focused on the central challenges African countries must address for the continent to unleash its potential as a pole of global growth. Among other key goals, […]
This roundtable discussion focuses on the impact of institutional quality on the business environment in Egypt. The aim is to highlight the impact of long-term rigidity that has long constrained the potential of the economy and the implications of recent developments post the Revolution towards prioritizing the agenda of structural and institutional reforms that would […]
This roundtable discussion presented the findings of the research team. The results indicated that many small enterprises find it very difficult to innovate towards growing into the segment of medium size enterprises. Nevertheless, a considerable number of companies was able to go through a process of upgrading even at times of difficulty such as the […]
The most important objectives of the global transformation of energy use are: limiting global energy demand and ensuring access to modern, sustainable energy services for all, decarbonising the energy supply, and introducing new low-carbon technologies in the transport sector, in buildings, and in industry. International cooperation is essential in order to accelerate the development of […]
The roundtable drew on previous studies conducted by ECES in this respect, which concluded that the poor in Egypt stand to benefit considerably if they opt to convert their dead capital (unregistered assets) into viable economic assets that could serve as collateral to increase their access to credit and their integration in economic activity. The […]