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Egypt’s Stock Exchange: From Vital Organ to Clinical Death
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) is no longer what it once was. In 2008, it ranked among the region’s most active…
The New Labour Law: A Fine Balance or a New Bureaucracy?
Egypt’s new Labour Law (Law No. 14 of 2025) is not just a minor amendment to an old statute. It is a bid to rectify…
From Gold to Growth: Between a Spectator Society and a Participatory Society
In August, Egypt’s central bank cut interest rates by 200 basis points. The move was not merely a technical…
Egypt at a Crossroads: Quick Fixes or Sustainable Sovereignty?
Egypt’s mounting debt burden and the growing weight of external obligations have pushed the government towards a…
The Federal Reserve between Independence and Politicisation: From Johnson to Trump
The establishment of the US Federal Reserve in 1913, in the aftermath of the banking panic of 1907, was intended to…
Gaza: The Holocaust of Erasure
From the ovens of the past to burial alive under missiles… from traditional starvation to famine by siege!
Cairo bourse in search of renewal
After the change in the Exchange’s leadership, an urgent plan is required to transform the Egyptian stock market…
From Jebel Ali to Luanda: UAE redraws the map of maritime dominance
The official visit by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to Angola this week represents far…
Countdown to 2030: The Gulf Writes Its New Civilisational Chapter
The year 2030 is no longer a distant dream, nor a slogan repeated in political speeches. It is a fixed date on the…
Policy Caution or Calculated Flexibility: Why Egypt’s Central Bank Governor Remains…
The fourth renewal of Hassan Abdalla’s mandate at the helm of the Central Bank of Egypt leaves an unresolved…