The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) is pleased to present an updated social accounting matrix (SAM) for Egypt. This SAM combines information from national datasets from many institutions, including the Central Bank, the Ministries of Finance and Agriculture, and various statistical bureaus
NEW PUBLICATION: Food subsidies and cash transfers in Egypt
Evaluating general equilibrium benefits and trade-offs By Clemens Breisinger, Yumna Kassim, Sikandra Kurdi, Josée Randriamamonjy, and James Thurlow Most Egyptians receive food subsidies, which are the cornerstone of the country’s social protection system. The government recently attempted to reduce subsidies, with limited success, and introduced a cash transfer program targeting the poor. We use a […]
NEW PUBLICATION: Regional Developments – MENA
By Kibrom Abay, Clemens Breisinger, Dalia Elsabbagh, Hosam Ibrahim, Ahmed Kamaly, and Mariam Raouf
As in most regions, the coronavirus pandemic evolved rapidly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), starting as a health crisis in mid-March and later escalating into a large-scale economic crisis affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Beyond the devastating health impacts and death tolls from COVID-19, the pandemic has added to other serious challenges currently facing the region. These include [...]
Launch event: Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer (AIDA) guides policy makers on potential economic and social impacts
Dalia Elsabbagh, IFPRI Egypt
Investments in agriculture can have broad economic and social impacts. To help developing countries analyze those effects and promote more evidence-based decision-making, IFPRI, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the IFPRI-led CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) created the Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer (AIDA) tool.
Model: Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy
Dalia Elsabbagh - Senior Research Assistant, IFPRI Egypt
Sikandra Kurdi - Research Fellow, IFPRI Egypt
Manfred Wiebelt - Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics (emeritus), Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany
The day-to-day hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic are often compared to life during wartime. But Yemenis have it far worse: They are experiencing a pandemic and a war simultaneously. [...]
