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Privatisation of services
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Maritime transport and related logistics services in Egypt
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A.F. Ghoneim;O.A. Helmy
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2007
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Maritime and related logistical services play an important role in the Egyptian economy as ports handle around 65 percent of Egyptian exports. Also, maritime logistics services are linked to a large n...
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Will nationals and Asians replace Arab workers in the GCC?
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M. Girgis
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2002
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The paper reviews the population and labor migration record of the Gulf Countries Council (GCC). The paper develops a set of four alternative scenarios regarding the prospects of Arab labor migration...
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Postal services in a rapidly developing IT and telecommunications world: the case for postal sector reform in Egypt.
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Sahar Tohamy
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2002
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This paper analyzes the status of Egypt’s postal services. It compares the performance indicators of Egypt’s postal services to those in other countries, and concludes that: a vicious circle ...
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Avoiding disaster: policies to reduce the risk of banking crises
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G. Caprio; M.S. Martinez Peria
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2000
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This paper reviews the existing evidence on the origins of banking crises, provides new results on the impact of government bank ownership on financial stability, and discusses policy options that can...
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Strengthening SMEs for international competitiveness
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S. Lall
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2000
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This paper aims to lay out some general principles of support to help increasing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprise (SME) in developing countries. It starts by identifying three sets...
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Beyond credit: a taxonomy of SMEs and financing methods for Arab countries
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M. El-Gemal; N. El-Megharbel; H. Inanoglu
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2001
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Recent studies have indicated that SMEs play an important role in economic growth, export promotion, and employment creation. Considering that the majority of Arab countries are currently trying to ma...
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Global competition and the peripheral player: a promising future
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T. Hafsi
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2001
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This paper provides and overview of the realities and challenges of today's globalisation and of the responses that firms and governments have developed or are implementing. It focusses particularly o...
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Support services and the competitiveness of SMEs in the MENA region
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A. Mansour
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2001
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Despite the growing attention given to the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in MENA countries, their competitiveness is still limited. This paper discusses the relative importance of...
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Prospects for Arab monetary policy in the international financial system
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M.A. El-Erian; M. El-Gamal
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2001
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This paper seeks to analyze recent developments in, and the outlook for monetary policy in select Arab economies, namely, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Tunisia. After outlines of the prevail...
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Impediments to dispute resolution and firms' competitiveness in the MENA region
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J. B Nugent
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt,
2000
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This paper is based on the premise that private sector development is of crucial importance to the future development of MENA countries. It demonstrates the degree to which various institutional const...
