IFPRI research was highlighted at the recent Takaful & Karama conference in Cairo, Egypt attended by several high-level policy makers including the Prime Minister, Minister of Social Solidarity, Minister of International Cooperation, Minister of Education, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Minister of Tourism, and a representative from the Ministry of Health.
Publication: Targeting Social Safety Nets Using Proxy Means Tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama Program
Sikandra Kurdi, Clemens Breisinger, Hagar ElDidi, Hoda El-Enbaby, Daniel O. Gilligan, and Naureen Karachiwalla
This chapter from ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report (2017-2018) uses Egypt as a case study to examine the effectiveness of proxy means test (PMT) targeting. Targeting effectiveness is defined in terms of the ability of the program to enroll beneficiaries from the lowest two quintiles of the expenditure distribution.
News: High quality evidence is critical for high quality nutrition policy
Sikandra Kurdi and José Luis Figueroa – IFPRI Egypt
There is widespread agreement that malnutrition is a problem in Egypt, however, a comprehensive strategy that enables effective coordination across stakeholders is still lacking. During the IFPRI Egypt Seminar “High quality evidence is critical for high quality nutrition policy”, experts in nutrition from organizations including IFPRI, UNICEF and CAPMAS discussed the need for greater coordination in terms of data generation, access, and policy advocacy.
Evaluation finds successes for Egypt’s first conditional cash transfer program
Hoda El-Enbaby, Research Associate, IFPRI Egypt
In 2015, the Egyptian government implemented a series of major economic reforms, including ambitious antipoverty programs. To protect the poor and better target them for assistance, the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS), with the support of the World Bank (WB), launched the “Takaful & Karama” Programme(TKP), Egypt’s first national conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.
Publication: Long-term optimization of Egypt’s power sector: Policy implications
Md. Alam Hossain Mondal, Claudia Ringler, Perrihan Al-Riffai, Hagar Eldidi, Clemens Breisinger, Manfred Wiebelt
This paper presents an evaluation of energy supply strategies for Egypt’s power sector and identifies prospects to meet rising electricity demand while addressing energy security and low-carbon development issues. We apply the TIMES energy system model to examine Egypt’s energy policy goals as reflected in Egypt’s Vision 2030...
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