September 15, 2016 By: Perrihan Al-Riffai, Sr. Research Analyst, Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI. Share URL Many people in Egypt these days think about the best ways for getting the economy back on track, how to create jobs and how to cushion the inevitable side-effects of the exchange rate devaluation, value added taxes, subsidies and […]
Rethinking Food Subsidy in Jordan…
January 27, 2016 By: Professor, Mahmud Duwayri - Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan- Amman, Jordan Share URL The annual cost of bread subsidy in Jordan is estimated at 154 million Jordan Dinars, equivalent to 225 million US dollars, according to a statement by the Minister of Industry and Trade at the Parliament’s Finance Committee meeting […]