Abdel-Tawab Barakat
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Economics
WHEN THE DICTATOR RULES, THE NILE DRIES UP
The famous Greek historian Herodotus summarized the importance of the Nile River to the Egyptians by saying “Egypt is the…
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Reports
GERD’s Repercussions On Climate – And COP27 Agenda
Changes in water resource access, quality and quantity, have become a key challenge to economic, political, environmental, and societal stability;…
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Reports
Policies to Starve Egyptians: Destruction of Egyptian Rice
On August 23, 2022, the Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade issued a ministerial decree compelling rice farmers to…
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Reports
Egypt: Chronic high prices – manifestations, causes and likely solutions
Since mid-2013, the Egyptian citizen has been living in chronic suffering due to the high food prices and lack of…
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Reports
Egypt: Risks of using sweet potatoes in production of bread
Egypt is the most world country that suffers from the unprecedented rise in global wheat prices, amid its scarcity in…
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Economics
Manipulation of bread subsidy: Shift from in-kind to cash subsidy
The Egyptian Ministry of Supply has revealed its plan to remove subsidies on bread on a gradual basis by FY2022-2023,…
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Reports
Egypt: The crisis of fertilizers and impoverishment of farmers
On 18 November 2021, the Egyptian government decided to increase the price of nitrogenous fertilizers from EGP 3,290 to EGP…
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Economics
Egypt: Post-2013 policies impoverished wheat farmers
The Egyptian Constitution states that agriculture is a basic component of the national economy; and Article 29 commits the government…
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Researches
Boycotting GERD Electricity, a pressure card in Egypt’s hand
The crisis between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile waters has entered a new phase of conflict, especially after Ethiopia…
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