Monthly Archives: November 2011

November 30,2011 Today, the question facing a region living in the shadow a revolution is, “what next?” The Arab Spring took the world by surprise and it is therefore unsurprising that detailed plans for what to do next do not … Continue reading →

November 30,2011 Ahead of the polls, parliamentary candidates laid out their economic visions for Egypt during the transition to democracy. But while many tout “social justice” as their main goal, what’s less clear is how this will be achieved as … Continue reading →

November 30, 2011 The scope of foreign investments for the entire region has dropped by some 83 percent, from over $20 billion to less than $5 billion, and that the expected growth in Egypt, according to the World Bank, will … Continue reading →

November 29,2011 The former Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew was possibly the first to state that the era of globalization would count women among its winners. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/11/137_99774.html

November 29,2011  Despite clashes in Egypt last week that resulted in over 40 deaths, Egypt’s first parliamentary election since the Mubarak era is progressing surprisingly smoothly.The Egyptian stock market has also moved in tandem with the country’s recent political developments http://blogs.cfr.org/coleman/2011/11/29/volatility-in-the-egyptian-stock-market/