Tourism has long been a fundamental component of Egypt’s economy. At its peak in 2010, Egypt attracted 14.7 million tourists with US$ 12.5 bn in revenues. Despite challenges to the…

Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…

Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…