The World Bank Group and Egypt will be discussing means of improving the country’s investment climate and competitiveness in order to boost economic growth. Anabel Gonzalez, Senior Director of the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice at the World Bank, will be meeting with government officials as well as representatives of the private sector during her […]
Investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries wrestle with powering their development with clean energy may not be a very good idea, United States’ special envoy on climate John Kerry has noted, as African countries denounce developed nations’ pledge to curb fossil fuel investment is unfair. “We are not saying no gas,” he […]
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the Egyptian government of mounting a crackdown on freedom of expression. Launching a campaign called “Egypt, an Open-Air Prison for Critics,” Amnesty International said it wanted supporters around the world to show their solidarity with Egyptians detained for expressing their views by writing to the Cairo government to end the […]
