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The Average Age of a Taxi in Egypt is 32 Years Old
The Egyptian mass transport fleet is aging – the average age of a taxi in Egypt is 32 years old, more than 64,000 microbuses are greater than 20 years old, and nearly 70% of all registered vehicles in...
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Cairo Cash for Clunkers
Vehicle scrapping and recycling programs are not new. In fact, last year, The Economist put together a neat comparison of subsidies provided for vehicle scrapping programs across the world. What is...
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Weekly Wire: the Global Forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.Nieman Journalism LabFrom Nieman Reports: How social media has challenged old media in the Middle...
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Furniture from Palm Trees, Honey Production and Bringing back “Ferka” Weaving
How we support agribusiness and handicrafts sector in Upper EgyptLast week I met 35 entrepreneurs from Assyut, Aswan, Beni Seouf, Cairo, Fayoum, Giza, Luxor , Minya, Qena, Sharkeyya, Sohag. Some of...
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...And the Egypt Development Marketplace 2013 Grantees Are....
Almost two months ago the announcement was made about the World Bank, IFC and partners providing grants of 1.25 million via the Egypt DM. Since that announcement, many have been contacting us via...
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How to manage urban expansion in mega-metropolitan areas?
[[tweetable]]As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, the number of megacities is growing rapidly.[[/tweetable]] Today there are 37 cities worldwide with populations of greater than 10 million,...
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