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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
3/19/2024 3:16:36 PM
Recent sharp fluctuations in international interest rates have posed tough challenges for the developing economies, with many now threatened by a vicious debt crisis that could leave them with crippling costs, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
3/5/2024 7:04:56 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin continues his analysis of changes in the fortunes of the world’s middle classes by pointing to their growth in India and China
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/20/2024 9:39:54 PM
The middle class is no longer the dominant class of some countries, raising fears of growing social fragmentation and frustration, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/6/2024 6:12:05 PM
There are three steps the global south need to take in order to exploit the opportunities offered by advances in artificial intelligence.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/23/2024 6:18:52 PM
The beginning of every year is a time for economic forecasts and assessments, some of them ranking the respective risks weighing on different regions, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Opinion
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1/16/2024 10:35:52 PM
Somalia owes its achievement to extensive reforms aimed at enhancing domestic revenue, strengthening public-finance management, addressing governance weaknesses, and bolstering the central bank’s institutional and regulatory capabilities, write Mahmoud Mohieldin and Abdulqafar Abdullahi
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/9/2024 7:52:56 PM
A series of virulent disruptions have wrought havoc on the world economy, accompanying a growing realisation that the world is fragmenting both politically and economically, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/2/2024 8:31:05 PM
Could other currencies eventually replace the dollar as the world’s main reserve currency, asks Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Business
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Energy
12/12/2023 10:02:23 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda emphasized on Tuesday his keen focus on global climate action.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/12/2023 7:48:47 PM
The high volatility of exchange rates and the probability that inflation rates remain high make it crucial to activate inflation-targeting frameworks in the developed and developing countries alike, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Business
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Energy
12/7/2023 1:20:11 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high-level champion for Egypt, emphasized the significance of implementing debt swaps as a key mechanism to finance climate and development initiatives in developing countries.
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Business
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Energy
12/3/2023 4:11:02 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt, announced the success of the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which he coordinated in his capacity as climate champion for COP27, by raising the financing to $12.4 billion after 29 countries announced their contributions to the fund financing.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/28/2023 5:59:43 PM
What is the future of the world’s currencies in the present era of armed conflict, high levels of debt, and the increasing technological sophistication of payment systems, asks Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/14/2023 5:52:45 PM
Calls to dethrone the dollar as the world’s main international currency are driven by a desire to limit its power in times of peace and prevent its weaponisation in times of war, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Business
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Energy
11/3/2023 6:17:31 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, highlighted the contrast between COP27 and COP28, indicating that COP27 focused on mobilizing funds for climate action, while COP28's primary emphasis is on speeding up the just energy transition to achieve emissions reduction targets.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/31/2023 8:16:14 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin takes on the complex issues at the intersection of the global economy and the evolving world order
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/17/2023 8:43:04 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin writes on the main messages from Marrakesh on this year’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/10/2023 5:19:36 PM
Should the informal economy in the developing countries be left to its own devices or should it be integrated into the formal economy to reflect its role in the GDP, increase tax revenues and social security coverage, asks Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Business
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Energy
10/3/2023 5:31:12 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt, said that a clean and healthy environment is essential to the human rights to life, health, water, food, housing, and a decent standard of living.
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Business
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Energy
9/24/2023 1:21:40 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, has underscored the imperative for banks to take a more substantial role in driving the transition to green economies through investments in climate projects.
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