Egypt’s recent security and macro-economic stabilization has been built on weak foundations and Covid-19 has further exposed this fragility. Egypt is now back to a situation broadly similar to that before the 2011 revolution: stable on the surface, but with deep structural problems and simmering social grievances, and little buffers to mitigate them. This paper argues for a major shift…
Labor Market
10+ Issues Lebanese People Care About More Than Politics
… #7 Few job opportunities Degrees hang on the walls in Lebanese homes, serving as decor more than anything else. Many have had to leave the country in search of better jobs, but with the struggles of immigration, even that has become difficult. According to surveys, job creation in Lebanon was rated a deplorable 4%. Furthermore, Arab Barometer reported that…