A regional economic research network, the Economic Research Forum (ERF) holds a highly visible conference each year that provides a platform for approximately 250 international and regional economists (and professionals in related disciplines) to discuss the most pressing development challenges facing the region.The theme of this year’s was “Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis […]
Credit rating agencies play a decisive role in determining the borrowing costs in global financial markets through the standardized ratings they produce. These agencies, despite their announced methodologies, prefer to keep their empirical evaluation receipt stealthy so that they are not obliged to justify their discretionary conduct of sovereign ratings. This webinar aimed to discuss […]
ECES organized this two-day webinar in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Participants included a select group of WIPO international experts as well as representatives of creative industries in Egypt. The discussions covered global and regional intellectual property rights, as well as Egypt’s position on the issue, focusing on creative industries, and stressing […]
This webinar aimed to discuss findings of an ECES study on civil society. The study discussed the main weaknesses of NGOs and their governing institutional, legislative and executive frameworks. It also attempted to estimate their economic contribution, recommending measures to advance the civil society in Egypt and deepen its role. Minister of Social Solidarity, Nevin […]
This webinar discussed findings of the detailed analysis conducted by ECES of the status of Egypt’s labor market during the second quarter. The analysis showed that the total number of available “blue collar” jobs increased by 28 percent during Q2 in December 2021, compared to September 2021. Some 58 percent of the increase in jobs […]
The shift to a green economy is not a luxury but rather a necessity. The number of green projects in Egypt’s plan for 2021/2022 is 691 at a cost of EGP 447.3 billion. Investments listed for these projects amount to 15 percent of total planned public investments. The government is planning to increase green projects […]
Being one of the oldest industries in Egypt, the sugar industry has a strategic importance due to its contribution to the national economy and its role in achieving food security. Sugar is an input to multiple industries, most importantly food and pharmaceuticals. Various other industries depend on the derivatives of sugar manufacturing, including chemicals, granulated […]
ECES organized this webinar in collaboration with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE). The webinar discussed the findings of a detailed analysis conducted by ECES of Egypt’s labor market. Attempting to bridge the gap between supply and demand in the labor market, the analysis, which is the first of its kind, aimed to support decision-making […]
Technical textiles industry is a rising star. It was a very small component of the textiles industry not too long ago. Today, its market value accounts for 27 percent of the total market of textiles and increasing fast (expected to rise by almost 16 percent in the next three years reaching US$220 billion by 2025).The […]
This webinar discussed the findings of an ECES study on “Sound Budgeting as a Driver of Change.” In particular, it attempted to answer the following questions: To what extent does the Egyptian budget observe the six basic international principles of comprehensiveness, transparency, realism, consistency, coherence and accountability set by the International Monetary Fund? What is […]