Egypt's double-digit unemployment is distressing not only because almost 13 per cent of the labour force are unemployed, but also because the rate of unemployment among young people aged 15 to 29 is double that figure.
Other distress symptoms are (...)
Today's knowledge-based economy is singing to the tune that a failure to invest in research and development (R&D) is a failure to invest in the future. This tune should indeed compel under-investing countries like Egypt to go in the direction of (...)
Iman Al-Ayouty* suggests some guidelines to help Egypt's textile and apparel industry go global
Mobilising exports and investments in our employment-intensive industries has gained increasing importance in the wake of our renowned 25 January (...)
