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Public-Private Partnerships: a method to attract investors
The contractual nature of Public-Private Partnerships acts as a powerful incentive to ensure that long-term perspective is put into practice
Never mind Brexit, hot London property market takes off as Middle East Investors attracted to solid fundamentals
Just as important, activity is being driven by pent-up demand and rock bottom interest rates.
Just as important, activity is being driven by pent-up demand and rock bottom interest rates
MAAT celebrates its 20th anniversary with contemporary dance festival
For two weeks, and under the name “20 Years Maat”, the festival brings all sorts of dance art, including dance performances, special dance classes, live music events, screenings, and talks, to celebrate dance with as much passionate people as possible.
Black Americans castigate Capitalism
Capitalism only feels safe when it is ruled by whoever owns capital, whereas democracy, on the contrary, is the rule of the majorities who have neither capital nor reasons to identify with the needs of capitalism
Bridging the skills gap in Africa
In Africa, unemployment remains a core issue, affecting even those with tertiary qualifications in some parts of the continent. Many of our educational institutions are keen to teach students the skills required to operate in the digital economy
Swiss play solves Trump’s riddle
This was always the way with the most controversial president in the American history, who represents a political riddle for both Democrats and Republicans. Ironically, till the present moment, the Democrats have little understanding of how he won the elections of 2016
China’s booming economy will propel world economy with strong momentum
China remains the world’s biggest trader in goods, achieving a 2.8% increase in the first three quarters and more than RMB 22.91trn in total value
Democracy, Economy, and “Brexit”
What has quite apparently thus far so considerably delayed the implementation of the 23 June 2016 referendum’s results, are of course its economic implications over which no consensus seems to be reachable
How can Egypt benefit from the roll-out of the 5G network?
Relative to gaining regional influence, the country’s prioritized instrument has and will continue to be the tourism sector as tourist’s arrivals increased by 30% in 2019
Politics of Brexit negotiations in Ten Times Table
Those advocating for staying in the EU, on the other hand, emphasized that the financial advantages of EU membership, such as free trade and inward investment, far outweighed the costs of the membership
The Service sector of high value motivates the Egyptian economy
Since then, the form of international economy has been effective in development plans. In 2016, the list of the ten largest companies in the world included nine companies working in the field of technology, although the energy companies were at the top of the list in 2006
History of Water in the Middle East on Stage in London
In fact, the Middle East is considered the most water scarce region in the world. MENA region has only 1,100 m3 of renewable water per capita per year.
Inequality in the OECD is at a record high – and society is suffering as a result
After taking a few months out to write a book on what we know about economic inequalities, I was struck by the enormous amount of research showing how harmful inequality is for people
Dublin Theatre Festival sends message of solidarity to Palestinian people
This year, the festival offers a unique way of addressing the Palestinians’ suffering through representing Justin Butchrer’s Walking to Jerusalem. The play is a creative, artistic work that condemns Balfour Declaration, which was a public statement issued by the British government in 1917 during the WW1 announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, which was then an Ottoman region with a small Jewish minority
Time for rich countries to pay their climate debts
The problem is that climate change economic impact took its toll on poorer countries. Oxfam, a globally renowned aid and development charity, estimates that between 1998 and 2017, low-income countries reported climate-related disaster losses of $21bn, or an average of 1.8% of GDP.
A Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold
Climate chaos is playing out in real time from California to the Caribbean, and from Africa to the Arctic and beyond
Imagining both utopian and dystopian climate futures is crucial – which is why cli-fi is so important
Society often looks to culture to try and make some sense of the world’s problems. Climate change challenges us to look ahead, past our own lives, to consider how the future might look for generations to come – and our part in this. This responsibility requires imagination.
Docu-play exposes US police brutality
Recent statistics show that the number of people killed by the US police jumped from 962 in 2015 to 1,164 in 2018. Ironically, there were only 23 days in 2018 where police did not kill someone, according to Mapping Police Violence organisation.
President Al-Sisi outlines importance of mutual understanding on Renaissance Dam
Egypt requires safe access to water during climate change
Canadian Musical Commemorates 9/11 and Arabophobia
Another strong theory argues that these attacks were “false- flag” operations directed by right-wingers in the US government to justify military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, asserting that Osama bin Laden was a CIA fabrication and never stopped working for the US secret service.
Caller ID: Cairo
This is actively supported by government initiatives to attract the growth of call centres in the fields of healthcare, education, and oil and gas
Egypt needs more private capital – and that’s everyone’s responsibility
As developed market interest rates stall or fall and the inflation-adjusted returns on most sovereign debt drops to negative territory once again – the global search for yield by institutional investors is as urgent as it has ever been. This, as much as anything, is driving the huge flow of institutional capital into private investments.
3 benefits of AI projects and how to measure them
Determining the benefits for artificial intelligence (AI) projects is difficult and confusing, but increasingly important
The Son speaks for victims of divorce
Marriage is no longer seen in the public awareness programmes and the media as a combination of two people working together to achieve their goal—which is a successful marriage. People forgot that marriage is an institution that only grows when the couple involved work hard on their relationship.
Cybersecurity transformation in 2019 and beyond
I’d like to tell you a short story. When working with a client on its security provision, we discovered that it had only devoted 4% of its total IT budget to cybersecurity. “Let’s develop a solution with this 4%,” said the client. It was only at that moment that I realized that cybersecurity is often …
IMF warns that currency devaluations will not fix a country’s economic problems
Monetary easing can help stimulate domestic demand, which in turn benefits other countries by increasing demand for their goods. The concern, however, is that monetary easing also weakens a country’s exchange rate, making exports more competitive and reducing demand for other countries’ imports as they become more expensive—a phenomenon known as expenditure switching
“Phantom of the Opera” normalises violence in society
Almost every day we read hundreds of reports of violence triggered by ethnic, religious or cultural hatred all over the world. It was dreadful to hear about the recent massacre at Walmart in Texas
Egypt faces an enviable economic opportunity but needs to up its game
Saudi particularly is restructuring and rebalancing to create a more sustainable combination of industry, finance and services. So, to one extent or another, are all the Gulf countries. As these economies move towards normalisation, they will understand the vital importance of regional trade and investment
Pseudoscience is taking over social media – and putting us all at risk
The recent study by Joachim Allgaier of RWTH Aachen University in Germany analysed the content of a randomised sample of 200 YouTube videos related to climate change
AI can be the key to improve government services
Governments must be able to separate the relevant from the insignificant and the public from the confidential to ensure effectiveness and excellent stewardship. Analytics is the key to unlocking the true AI value hidden in this ever-growing data.