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Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Invest-A-Thon 2015

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Watch the latest advertisement for the 2015 Egypt Economic Development Conference held in Sharm el-Sheikh from March 13 to March 15.

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt Ziad Bahaa-Eldin writes that the high expectations surrounding the conference poses five challenges for the government.

Hussein Kamal Mehrem contends that foreign direct investment in Egypt without comprehensive structural reforms is not a sufficient formula for long-term national economic development.