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Key Indicators

Current account - Balance
Current account
(Mil. U.S. $)
3921.7,2102.8,2635.4,411.6,-1414.6 -1,414.6
Share Price Index
Egypt - Case 30 Index
(Index, NSA)
6769.08,-9999.99,-9999.99,6606.81,6353.14 6,353.14
data by Moody's

RGE's Q1 2010 Egypt Outlook

Egypt’s economy managed to beat 2009 expectations, including RGE’s, achieving a 4.7% growth rate in the 2008/09 fiscal year despite a slowdown in exports and inflows. Despite Egypt’s resiliency, this pace was well below the 2007-8 pace of 7%, which might be hard to achieve in the near term.

Read the Q1 2010 Egypt Outlook.

RGE Analysis

Daily Digest

Blogs

Succession issues rise again in Egypt

The Call, Eurasia Group  Hani Sabra Mar 11, 2010

News

Egypt aims for four nuclear plants by 2025

Reuters  Sherine El Madany and Humeyra Pamuk Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Egypt Moves to Recapture Its Recent Economic Growth

Wall Street Journal  Ashraf Khalil Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Participation in a Closing Political Environment

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Nathan Brown and Amr Hamzawy Mar 1, 2010

News

EFG-Hermes: Broad footprint helps bank step ahead

Financial Times  Heba Saleh and Robin Wigglesworth Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

And then Cairo turned itself inside out

The National  Ursula Lindsey Mar 4, 2010

Analysis

Egypt is positioning itself on Asian investors' radar screens

Al-Ahram Weekly  Mar 4, 2010

Analysis

Egypt’s New Brotherhood Leadership: Implications and Limits of Change

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Husam Tammam Feb 17, 2010

Analysis

The ElBaradei Effect on Egyptian Politics

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Issandr el Amrani Jan 13, 2010

Analysis

The ElBaradei Effect on Egyptian Politics

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Issandr el Amrani Jan 13, 2010

News

Egypt's Natural Gas: Battling with shortage

Al-Ahram Weekly  Mohamed Abdel-Baky Feb 18, 2010

Analysis

Egypt economy: Out of gas

Economist Intelligence Unit  Feb 22, 2010

News

Egypt President Recovering After Surgery

Wall Street Journal  Summer Said Mar 6, 2010

Analysis

Egypt looks east for foreign investment

Daily News Egypt   Annelle Sheline Mar 5, 2010

News

Egypt Plans to Sell Eurobonds Totaling as Much as $1.5 Billion

Bloomberg  Mahmoud Kassem and Alaa Shahine Mar 5, 2010

News

Egypt May Sell ‘Sizable’ Telecom Egypt Stake Within Two Years

Bloomberg  Liza Lin and Lars Klemming Mar 4, 2010

News

Briefing: Who will run Egypt after Hosni Mubarak?

Christian Science Monitor  Sarah A. Tropol Mar 2, 2010

News

Egypt sells three-year bonds worth $273 mln

Reuters  Mar 2, 2010

Analysis

Development Prospects in North Africa

Economic Research Forum  Khalid Sekkat and Ahmed Galal Jan 6, 2010

Analysis

Development Prospects for North Africa

Economic Research Forum  Khalid Sekkat and Ahmed Galal Mar 1, 2010

Analysis

Egypt: non-traditional offerings

Oxford Business Group  Mar 1, 2010

News

Egypt courts China for Suez special zone

Financial Times  Tom Mitchell Feb 28, 2010

Analysis

Powering The Arab Economies In A New, More Challenging Environment

Middle East Economic Survey  Ali Aissaoui Jan 25, 2010

News

Egypt Dismisses Suit to Ban Israel Gas Exports, Orders Review

Bloomberg  Alaa Shahine and Abdel Latif Wahba Feb 27, 2010

Analysis

Egypt: From Semi-Authoritarianism to One-Dimensionality

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Marina Ottaway Feb 26, 2010

News

Egypt on track to attract $10 billion FDI

Maktoob  Shereen El Gazzar Feb 16, 2010

News

Calls in Egypt for Nobel Laureate to Seek Presidency

New York Times  Michael Slackman and Mona El-Naggar Feb 19, 2010

Analysis

Egypt: Stimulus Pressure

Oxford Business Group  Feb 17, 2010

Analysis

Egypt: Pharmaceutical Pricing

Oxford Business Group  Feb 16, 2010

News

MENA Attempts to Increase Power Generation and Water Infrastructure

Alternative Energy Africa  Feb 7, 2010

News

Suez Canal Revenue Rises for First Time in 14 Months

Bloomberg  Alaa Shahine and Abdel Latif Wahba Feb 10, 2010

News

Egypt Fourth-Quarter GDP Grew 5.1 Percent, Osman Says

Bloomberg  Abdel Latif Wahba Feb 10, 2010

News

Egypt Inflation Probably Steady in January as Bank Holds Rates

Bloomberg  Alaa Shahine Feb 9, 2010

Research

Constraints on Trade in the MENA region

IMF  Bhattacharya, Rina, Wolde and Hirut Feb 1, 2010

News

Reviving the US-Egypt Relationship

Peterson Institute for International Economics  Barbara Kotschwar Jan 1, 2010

News

Egypt central bank keeps key rates on hold

Reuters  Patrick Werr Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

Middle East Review of 2009

Telegraph  Richard Spencer Dec 16, 2009

News

In Egypt, Religious Clashes Are Off the Record

New York Times  Michael Slackman Jan 31, 2010

News

Egypt H1 budget deficit inches up 1.4 pct

Maktoob  Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Arbitration & mediation in the Arab world: a growing phenomenon

Arab Comment  Nasser Ali Khasawneh and Vicky Sfeir Jan 31, 2010

RGE Writings

Bremmer-Roubini 2010 Global Forecast

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor  Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

Middle East Economy: Stock Card

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 6, 2010

Analysis

Egypt: Subsidies Coming to an End

Oxford Business Group  Jan 27, 2010

News

Egypt expects GDP growth of 5 pct in 2010

Daily News Egypt   Nopporn Wong-Anan Jan 15, 2010

Analysis

Economic Integration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Center for Social and Economic Research  Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Reengaging Egypt: Options for US-Egypt Economic Relations

Peterson Institute for International Economics  Jeffrey J. Schott and Barbara Kotschwar Jan 19, 2010

Analysis

The Economic Crisis and the Mediterranean: Mixed Effects, Longer-Term Questions

German Marshall Fund of the U.S.   Franco Zallio Jan 7, 2010

Analysis

Infrastructure and economic growth in Egypt

World Bank  Norman V. Loayza and Rei Odawara Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Egypt Country Profile

Export Development Canada  Richard Schuster Nov 1, 2009

Analysis

Egypt embroiled in property tax row

Financial Times  Heba Saleh Jan 14, 2010

Analysis

Economic Outlook for West Asian Region 2009

United Nations  Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Egypt's core inflation up, annual inflation steady

Daily News Egypt   Annelle Sheline Jan 11, 2010

Analysis

Egypt: December 2009 Core Inflation Release-Inflation Unchanged at 13.2%

Central Bank of Egypt  Jan 12, 2010

Analysis

Egypt economy: Quick View - Inflation surprisingly steady

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 11, 2010

News

Egypt urban inflation steady at 13.2 percent

Reuters  Jan 11, 2010

News

Egypt reports LE 680 bln of local public debt, the highest in its history

Daily News Egypt   Daily News Egypt and Annelle Sheline Jan 10, 2010

Analysis

Dubai Downturn Sends Ripples Throughout Arab World

New York Times  Jan 7, 2010

News

Egypt's Tourism: Cultural classics carry the day

Financial Times  Yolande Knell Jan 6, 2010

Research

Determinants of Arab Intraregional Foreign Direct Investments

Arab Planning Institute  Belkacem Laabas and Dr. Walid Abdmoulah Mar 16, 2010

News

Egypt politics: Tweaked

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 4, 2010

News

Israel and Egypt eye movement on peace process

The Christian Science Monitor  Ilene R. Prusher and Liam Stack Jan 1, 2010

News

Egypt Seeks Deeper Bond Markets to Curb Costs, Help Companies

Bloomberg  Alaa Shahine Dec 30, 2009

Opinions

The Rising Sons of North Africa

Project Syndicate  Wolfram Lacher Dec 24, 2009

Analysis

Egypt economy: Boutros-Ghali's tax

Economist Intelligence Unit  Dec 15, 2009

News

Egypt's tourism revenues fall 3.1 pct on a year ago

Daily News Egypt   Reuters and Alexander Dziadosz Dec 13, 2009

Analysis

Focus on Egypt — Concerns, but no policy change expected

Citigroup Emerging Markets Daily  Dec 14, 2009

Analysis

Islamic Finance: Developments in MENA region

World Bank  Shamshad Akhtar Nov 11, 2009

Analysis

Egypt economy: Saving the Delta

Economist Intelligence Unit  Dec 9, 2009

Analysis

Rachid: local economy "survived global crisis"

Al Masry al Youm  Amira Saleh Nov 18, 2009

Analysis

Egypt Energy Profile

Energy Information Administration  Mar 16, 2010

News

Egypt Committed To Gas Exports Ban, To Evaluate Extension

Wall Street Journal  Dec 5, 2009

News

Egypt sees limited impact of Dubai crisis

Daily News Egypt   Reuters and Maha El Dahan Dec 1, 2009

News

Egypt eyes solar power exports, costs too high now

Reuters  Maha El Dahan Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Signs of contagion as Egypt’s stocks suffer

Financial Times  Andrew England Nov 30, 2009

Analysis

Egyptian Nuclear Leadership—Time to Realign?

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Kimberly Misher Nov 1, 2009

News

Egypt Foreign Investment $1.7 Billion in First Fiscal Quarter

Bloomberg  Alaa Shahine Nov 24, 2009

News

Egypt close to no loss in tourism in 2009

Daily News Egypt   Daily News Egypt and Mariya Petkova Nov 23, 2009

Analysis

Do Egyptian banks practice credit discrimination?

Daily News Egypt   Special To Daily News Egypt and Maher Hamoud Nov 23, 2009