Inji Amr's Blog, page 6
June 28, 2011
Revised Egypt 2011/ 2012 budget
MOF has issued a powerpoint summary of the revised Egypt 2011/2012 budget. You can go through it here. Meanwhile, blog post deferred till I can update the presentation to reflect changes in the budget. Filed under: Economics, Egypt Tagged: 2011/ … Continue reading →
June 27, 2011
The Million Dollar Question
So the twitter timeline yesterday and my budget awareness session the day before were filled with one question. Where do the Suez Canal revenues go? They don't appear anywhere on the budget. So I took the question to the Ministry … Continue reading →
June 22, 2011
Government Budget Awareness Session
To whom it may concern, I'm giving an economic awareness session on Sunday the 26th at Tahrir Lounge (5 El Bostan Street, Goethe building downtown) at 6 pm. The session is entitled "Egyptian government budget, jargon, values and possible implications". … Continue reading →
June 13, 2011
Teenage Dream
Last Saturday I had the privilege of being invited to speak at the Deutshce Schule Der Boromaerinnen (Dsb) (German School in Bab El Louk). I had originally come in to talk to the graduating class during their English class about my book and the experience of getting published. We ended up rescheduling a lot and [...]
June 11, 2011
I Quote Yet I Disagree
All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces beyond repair. Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven So far, highly over-rated. Hope it improves soon. Filed under: Book [...]
The Lyrics Translated
Courtesy of the amazing CaireneGirl, a translation to the lyrics of Fatma's amazing song. We used to think that the road, doesn't lead anywhere. And the sky above us grayed, and the hope drowned deceased. We had lost our identity, and life was similar to death. We were all muted inside the silence. We were…. [...]
Jan 25 Told In Song
I've FBed it, tweeted it and blasted it in my own car stereo and those of friends. Only thing remaining is blogging it, so here it is, lyrics and all غنائية يوم ما الشعب إتغير غناء فاطمة سعيد موسيقى مصطفى الحلوانى كلمات مصطفي أبوجمرة كنا بنشوف الطريق مفيهوش طريق و السما فوقنا رصاصى والامل ميت [...]
June 3, 2011
Egypt 2011/2012 Budget
So Zeinboia gives me the heads up about an invitation from the ministry of finance to discuss the new budget proposal with Dr. Samir Radwan and his advisers. Apparently invitation was made to some of the youth coalitions and some of the twitter economists. I had whined on twitter all morning about wanting to attend [...]
June 2, 2011
Sweet Mornings
Feeling a bit nostalgic, once upon a time, whenever I was down, a friend would read me some Nizar on the phone in an attempt to alleviate the mood. This is one of my favourites, given how early I'm always up on a weekend and in solidarity with all of you who also managed to [...]
May 20, 2011
Egyptian Economy : What I would do
I've been asked to offer my 2 cents quite a bit, so here, all my cents in one post. I am not claiming there is an absolute truth when it comes to economics, yet this post is about what I would do if I were calling the shots to steer this economy to a safe [...]
