Egypt

BMI View: Egypt will likely continue to seek to avoid opening the Rafah border crossing for any prolonged period of time, particularly as long as Hamas remains in power. However,... 2008-07-11

BMI View: Egypt faces substantial challenges over the coming decade, but as long as the prevailing economic policies remain broadly in place, the future looks

BMI View: We have revised our real GDP growth forecast down slightly to 5.8% for 2008/09, on the back of higher interest rates and inflation, as well as possible slowdown in investment... 2008-07-07

At the time of going to press, Egypt was planning to open the Rafah border with Gaza for a period of 48 hours for 'humanitarian reasons'. This is a risky policy for the government.... 2008-06-30

BMI View: Although we maintain our growth forecasts for now, the economic outlook continues to deteriorate, and we may have to revisit our projections going forward.

BMI View: The Agrium issue is a key test of the government's priorities, but will have negative implications whatever the outcome. The best news for the business environment would... 2008-06-23

Tensions between Copts and Muslims have flared up again, with violence erupting on May 31, after three Coptic monks were abducted, in Deir Abu Fana (Al-Minya) by local Muslims, following... 2008-06-02