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 […]
With Focus on Fish Processing and Dried Vegetables Food processing is an important and well established industry with strong backward linkages to agriculture. It includes a wide spectrum of food subsectors and product groups. Fish processing and dried vegetables in particular enjoy high domestic demand and have huge export potentials. There is also a great […]
This webinar aimed to discuss the results of an ECES survey that covered a representative sample of 200 small firms covering various sectors and regions, as well as financial institutions. Generally, it explored access to financial services in Egypt by small, medium and micro enterprises, and the extent of their benefit thereof.