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is a defense fellow at The Washington Institute. Artick 2. Newsweek The Plagues of Egypt Sarah A. Topol July 16, 2012 -- The streets of downtown Cairo are sweltering as usual this summer afternoon, but Tamer Hassan resists the urge to turn on the taxi's air conditioning. Instead, the 39-year-old f

ing. Infrastructure investment has plummeted over the past 15 years, especially in power generation and transportation, according to a January 2010 World Bank working paper. "Associated with this decline, capital expenditures in Egypt have been reduced in the last decade, raising concerns that the country

ay have reached an unsustainably low level of infrastructure investment," the report said. Egypt already occupied a less-than-distinguished spot in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings, but in the past year it slipped still lower, from No. 108 to No. 110. Out of 183 economies, Egypt ranks 154th for

age is scheduled for approval in late May/early June 2010, and will bring our learning focus directly to the city level in five key African cities: Cairo, Harare, Lilongwe, Luanda„ and Monrovia. Each of the city projects supports the creation of sustainable and inclusive municipal processes, structure

from DFID in early 2010, as well as funding from SIDA, the Sigrid Rausing Trust, and the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. • A $15 million grant to the World Bank's Cities Alliance focusing on land, citizenship and services. This grant, our largest single investment, works at the national level on urban poverty

in investigating the letters." New York Man Faces Attempted Child Enticement Charges. The Hudson Valley (NY) Post (8/27) reports Thomas Squires of Cairo, New York, was arrested on August 19 for "allegedly attempting to entice a child. Between July 27 and August 19, Squires exchanged sexually explici

World Bank Halts Report On National Competitiveness Rankings. The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Zumbrun, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the World Bank on Thursday announced it is halting publication of its annual report on business competitiveness amid concerns about data irregularities. THE BIG P

in investigating the letters." New York Man Faces Attempted Child Enticement Charges. The Hudson Valley (NY) Post (8/27) reports Thomas Squires of Cairo, New York, was arrested on August 19 for "allegedly attempting to entice a child. Between July 27 and August 19, Squires exchanged sexually explici

World Bank Halts Report On National Competitiveness Rankings. The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Zumbrun, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the World Bank on Thursday announced it is halting publication of its annual report on business competitiveness amid concerns about data irregularities. THE BIG P

cal institutions. The return to a more interdisciplinary approach to development was marked as well by the tenure of James Wolfenson as President of the World Bank from 1995 to 2005.4 Wolfenson early on gave a speech on the “cancer of corruption” and signaled to the institution that, henceforth, political issues

sort there. The United States was primarily interested in stability. Despite brave speeches on democracy by both Condeleezza Rice and Barack Obama in Cairo, the United States actually pulled its punches in pushing serious democratic reform on Egypt, particularly after the Hamas electoral victory in Gaza