Policy Briefs

Politics Affect Exports in Egypt

No.

30

Date

March, 2018

Topic

F1. Trade

In a nutshell
  • Investment-related regulations are a major determinant of the firm’s decision to expand its activities and enter the exports market.
  • Despite recent reforms of investment related laws and regulations, exports continue to drop.
  • Exporters in Egypt face a number of constraints varying between political instability, unequal competition from state owned firms, and complicated business-related procedures.
  • Political stability and political leverage of state-owned firms are both the main obstacles hindering exports in the private sector.
  • Serious implementation of reforms, ensuring competition and transparency in the market are indispensable to support exporters in line with the 2030 Strategy.
Politics Affect Exports in Egypt

Research Associates

Nora Aboushady

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political...

Politics Affect Exports in Egypt

Research Fellows

Chahir Zaki

Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans