Egypt

Although the pressures on the government will continue to increase with the parliamentary elections approaching, we still see the National Democratic Party (NDP) coming out as an easy... 2010-08-23

Given a fifth consecutive month of decreasing consumer price inflation in Egypt, coming in at 10.5% in May, down from 11.4% in April we project price growth to move into single-digit... 2010-07-26

The overall Egyptian economy shows looks relatively well positioned compared to the sluggish recovery experienced in the rest of the world, especially by the developed states. Although... 2010-07-16

Latest figures support our view that Egyptian economic growth will slightly accelerate in FY2009/10 to 4.9%, though we maintain that a drop back to 4.8% in FY2010/11 is likely as weakening... 2010-07-13

Given a fifth consecutive month of decreasing consumer price inflation in Egypt, coming in at 10.5% in May, down from 11.4% in April we project price growth to move into single-digit... 2010-06-28

The UN has issued a report last week flagging the lack of political freedom in Egypt, which in its view is the main obstacle in increasing youth participation in the society. Protests... 2010-06-28

BMI View: Political risks are rising, and the Israeli flotilla raid has put the Egyptian government under further pressure ahead of the election. We have revised down our short-term... 2010-06-04

BMI View: Political risks are rising, and the Israeli flotilla raid has put the Egyptian government under further pressure ahead of the election. We have revised down our short-term... 2010-06-04

We forecast a further contraction of the Egyptian trade deficit for 2010 to 9.0%, down from 13.0% last year. In Q209/10 exports grew 13.7% while imports dropped 14.3%, which led to... 2010-06-01

The current Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not announce until next summer if he will take part in the presidential elections (expected to take place around September 2011). If... 2010-06-01