Post by Observer Research Foundation Middle East

Egypt has received billions in Gulf investment, yet over US$3 billion in export potential between the two goes unrealised every year. Most Gulf investment ends up in real estate rather than manufacturing. Egypt's exports to the Gulf remain dominated by raw commodities. The institutional and logistical infrastructure needed to connect Gulf capital with Egyptian industry is largely absent. In our latest Occasional Paper, Ahmed Dawoud and Samriddhi Vij diagnoses the structural roots of this paradox and proposes a three-pillar policy framework for a sustainable, diversified, and mutually beneficial economic partnership. Read the full paper via link in the comments. #Egypt #GCC #EconomicDiplomacy #Geoeconomics #Trade