Tag Archives: Egypt
PITAPOLICY Focus on MENA~World Bank-IMF Spring 2013 Meetings: April 19th
***IMF Update***Tunisia and #IMF reach agreement on $1.78 bln loan: govt official, according to Al-Ahram Online #fiscalmonitor http://ow.ly/keVHW ***Note: PITAPOLICY comments are in italics. **** Event: Inclusion and Resilience: The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in the Middle East … Continue reading
Egypt: Cleaning House Before the IMF Visits–Again
Do you have that friend that insists on cleaning his or her home BEFORE the cleaning lady arrived? Well, whether it is irrational or not, sometimes countries’ leaders could benefit from some of these Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies 
On that note, … Continue reading
Egypt’s Banking Issues as explained by Haitham Essam
Dear Pita-consumers: Egypt’s financial health triggered concern last week as the Egyptian pound further devalued and reached a record five year low. Other Arab countries have taken note: Qatar is considering another aid package to Egypt while depositing additional reserves … Continue reading
Morsi Spends Political Capital to Stop Strikes or Blockade
Chicago ~ Tomorrow kicks off the Annual Conference on Palestine in the US hosted by American Muslims for Palestine at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott. Given the the conference, and the Israeli strikes on Gaza, please consider today’s posting as … Continue reading
The Arab Spring: An Organic Political Movement in the Middle East – [Part II]
On October 11th, PITAPOLICY featured Part I of Whitney Vejvoda’s analysis on the political and economic factors that influenced the Arab Spring. In Part II of this essay, Ms. Vejvoda closely examines MENA Oil Economies & Changes in Labor Structures … Continue reading
Providing Aid Hurts Recipient Countries’ Local Businesses Too
Do you think the United States should cut off aid to the Middle East? PITAPOLICY Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum explores this issue further, building on her September 25th post Cutting Off Aid to Arab World Hurts U.S. Business, in response to the … Continue reading
The Arab Spring: An Organic Political Movement in the Middle East – [Part I]
Last week, PITAPOLICY featured an analysis on the relations between Egypt and Iran pre- and post- the Arab Revolution. This week, we continue highlighting political and economic analysis of the Arab Spring. This theme was also highlighted in this September 2012 post on the … Continue reading
