An economic outlook for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as part of the economic analysis by the World Bank.

Any reform program that the government wishes to undertake will raise a myriad of administrative, financial and political economy challenges. The Government needs to be ready to address those challenges through a well thought out action plan –through input of civil society and intellectuals- translating reforms or policy statements into actionable policies that tangibly impact citizens’ lives. 

The struggle for post-revolutionary Egypt isn't a high-stakes game of political chicken so much as an economic marathon that has no clear finish line

It is time to dispense with the myth that only western capitalism can teach the world to be free

Should the production of pasta, mineral water, and gas station services qualify as classified military secrets? And discussions of them be treason? Egypt’s military says Yes

How can the new arrivals on the decision-making scene form alliances, establish a new equilibrium and achieve the economic growth that can help solve the problems affecting the countries concerned?

If “civil society” had been tasked alone with overthrowing the former regime, Mubarak would be preparing for immortality in an official pyramid

One of the toughest challenges the new president of Egypt will face is to secure the hefty US$22.5 billion needed to finance the deficit of the recently released state budget 

Egypt’s Islamists scramble to develop economic policy staying within the dictates of religion

The Arab uprisings unleashed a new entrepreneurial spirit; the current environment provides an opportunity to reevaluate the best ways to encourage entrepreneurship