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Articles of the author Amir Makar
NGOs denounce 'nationalizing' draft bill
CAIRO: Several prominent civil society organizations jointly condemned a draft bill proposed by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs, which “nationalizes the entire civil sector and integrates it into the state administration.” “This (...)

16 - 04 - 2012
PEC tasks sub-committee with monitoring presidential campaign funds
CAIRO: In a bid to tighten oversight of campaign funding, the Presidential Election Committee (PEC) created a sub-committee this week concerned solely with financial auditing of electoral campaign accounts. In addition, the sub-committee is also (...)

03 - 04 - 2012
Abol Fotoh outlines election program, celebrates candidacy approval
CAIRO: Thousands gathered on Monday night to celebrate the acceptance of presidential candidate Abdel-Moneim Abol Fotoh's application by the Presidential Election Committee. “We can realize our dreams with the cooperation of the great Egyptian (...)

03 - 04 - 2012
'Low-carbon economy' presents early escape from darker future
CAIRO: A future of water scarcity, flooding, and desertification, especially in the already vulnerable Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, could be avoided with a switch to low carbon economy, economist Dirk Messner argued. “[This] is not (...)

02 - 04 - 2012
State-radio struggles to find own voice
CAIRO: Despite the bigger margin of freedom facilitated to state radio by the 2011 uprising, especially when discussing previous taboos such as politics, censorship remains an ever present warning, even when it comes to the song selections. “Soot (...)

16 - 03 - 2012
Social entrepreneurs find needed guidance at Ashoka
CAIRO: Individuals with transformative solutions who are willing to take the next step are the type of social entrepreneurs sought by international non-profit organization Ashoka, selected after having displayed enough commitment and dedication to (...)

15 - 03 - 2012
Informal economy: Egypt's mismanaged potential
CAIRO: Egypt's informal economy, or all unlicensed and unregistered capital and real estate, constitutes at least 34 percent of GDP, serving as a security buffer during harsh times. Despite its potential, however, it remains a major risk without (...)

14 - 03 - 2012
Egypt faces economic dangers, yet has unexploited opportunities, say economists
CAIRO: Bad management in the face of chronic woes and natural outcomes of the social uprising summarize the current situation in Egypt, believe a panel of distinguished economists, who offered education and human development as leading rescues out (...)

12 - 03 - 2012
IEG evaluates World Bank response to financial crisis
CAIRO: In spite of facing some macro-economic hurdles, countries that were better prepared to engage in the World Bank's crisis-related financial sector operations were less affected by the global financial crisis, according to a recent report by (...)

08 - 03 - 2012
Students inconclusive in debate on religious aspects of presidential race
CAIRO: A rather vague translation was the basis of the argument in a debate among university students over the eligibility for running for president, with both parties presenting arguments that are essentially two sides of the same coin. In (...)

05 - 03 - 2012
'One size doesn't fit all,' say experts on minimum wage
CAIRO: Rather than imposing a unified minimum wage across the country, experts advise seeking alternatives that factor in regional and sectoral variations as well as imbalances in standards of living, growth and productivity. While the overall (...)

29 - 02 - 2012
Young entrepreneurs find training at Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement
CAIRO: Young students and fresh graduates willing to work on development projects and with civil society are able to find the necessary skills and training at the Youth Leadership Program, provided by the Amerian University in Cairo's Gerhart Center (...)

24 - 02 - 2012
Crisis on both sides of Mediterranean could be mitigated by integration, experts say
CAIRO: Europe will remain weak for another year or a year-and-half, says the European Commission's Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, warning that Egypt and other southern Mediterranean countries will have to be prudent in managing their economies following (...)

23 - 02 - 2012
Egypt's real estate boom awaits political stability, say investors
CAIRO: The future is promising for Egypt, agreed a panel of local and foreign investors on Monday, but the exact timing of a recharged real estate boom, and the identity of the players involved, remain debatable. “We've been selling the Egyptian (...)

21 - 02 - 2012
Housing minister says Egypt real estate climate stable
CAIRO: “Real estate investment [in Egypt] will remain an icon among its peers in the Arab world,” said the country's housing minister at a conference on Monday. Real estate is “connected to important sources of investments and employment,” he (...)

20 - 02 - 2012
The Arab Spring a year on: Mixed expectations amongst pundits and politicians
CAIRO: One is cautious while another remains optimistic, whereas the third remains ambitious. These viewpoints summarize the opinions of socio-economic experts Galal Amin and Saad-Eddin Ibrahim, and the Freedom and Justice Party's Hassan Malek, one (...)

20 - 02 - 2012
Teargas-flavored cotton candy, anyone?
CAIRO: In the middle of severe clashes and ongoing street battles between protesters and security forces, they are often seen: a pink bright spot in the middle of the tear gas; the cotton candy sellers that appear to be immune to the buckshot, (...)

16 - 02 - 2012
Rights defenders slam crackdown on civil society
CAIRO: Human Rights defender Negad Al-Borai slammed what he described as maneuverings by the government to propose a bill regulating civil society organizations, adding that several parties were also in favor of such a proposal and not just the (...)

13 - 02 - 2012
Initiative to hand over power to civilians meets MPs
CAIRO: In a bid to accelerate the handing over of power to civilians, a delegation of activists met with the People's Assembly on Monday to discuss the various initiatives, among them a proposition to appoint the PA speaker as an interim president (...)

07 - 02 - 2012
Lawyers Union slams indictment of 44 NGO workers
CAIRO: The Lawyers Union for Legal Studies and Democracy called on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to investigate alleged foreign funding of the Muslim Brotherhood group and to sack the prosecutor general, in response to the referral (...)

06 - 02 - 2012
At New Arab Debates, opinions divided on whether Egypt is ready for democracy
CAIRO: A little over half an audience of 160 disagreed with the motion that Egypt was not ready for democracy, at the New Arab Debates on Tuesday, with the motion's opponents decreasing from 54.8 percent to 51.6 in a pre-debate poll. “Democracy (...)

02 - 02 - 2012
Cement workers protest 'unjust dismissals'
CAIRO: Lack of contracts, low pay, and unjust dismissals topped the complaints of workers in private and public sector cement factories, who want their jobs back. “We are asking Prime Minister [Kamal] El-Ganzoury what to do. When we had a sit-in (...)

01 - 02 - 2012
Telecom Minister's 'smuggled international calls' statement is 'draconian', say activists
CAIRO: Telecom experts and rights activists slammed Telecom Minister Mohamed Salem's statement made on Saturday regarding the “$100 million losses” sustained from incoming “smuggled” international phone-calls, describing it as draconian. “The (...)

29 - 01 - 2012
Student marches pour into Tahrir Square to mark revolt anniversary
CAIRO: Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in front of the gates of Cairo University to join a march that led them straight to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising that unseated Hosni Mubarak. “The march was organized to stress that the (...)

26 - 01 - 2012
Journalists debate expectations for Jan. 25
CAIRO: A panel of media experts shared their views with foreign journalists on Sunday regarding what could happen on the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 uprising, which toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, especially its commemoration by the (...)

17 - 01 - 2012
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