Armed with lessons from past reform efforts and grasping the opportunities offered by the global economic crisis, Egypt is well positioned to face up to future demands if it moves promptly, writes Samir Radwan *
"The Economist as a Saviour was the (...)
Samir Radwan* presents evidence for a quantitative leap for Egypt's economy
In its latest forecast (December 2010) for the year 2015, the Economist Intelligence Unit reported that "the government's overriding concern in the forecast period will be (...)
The concept behind this year's World Economic Forum could not be more relevant to Egypt, writes Samir Radwan*
As if to compensate for the bitterly cold weather in the mountain resort of Davos, debate about the future of the global economy at this (...)
The country ranks as top reformer for the third time, writes Samir Radwan*
Participants at the World Economic Forum regional meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh in May 2006 were greeted along the road from the airport to the hotels with the slogan "Egypt (...)
Samir Radwan* assesses Egypt's competitiveness on the global scale
Can Egypt compete on an international level? This is the six per cent question. If we want to realise this golden objective of GDP growth, we have to be able to produce goods and (...)
In the second of two articles, Samir Radwan* looks at what can be done to resolve Egypt's recession and rising unemployment problems
The Nazif government has realised that partial solutions may provide palliatives in the short-run, but for the (...)
In the first of two articles, Samir Radwan* provides an overview of Egypt's unemployment problem. Next week, he looks at what can be done to resolve it
When Bill Clinton was running for president against George Bush Senior, he came up with the (...)