Has FIFA oversold the World Cup's economic promise? 

Days before kick-off, ambitious economic projections for the FIFA 2026 World Cup are colliding with weaker-than-expected demand in the hospitality sector

Abdulfattah Khattab

Egyptian Gains from Russian War

As part of the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Europe is suffering from a severe energy crisis and has come to take strict measures to ration energy consumption. This is what some…

Salwa Samir

The Long-awaited Saudi Accession to BRICS

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Algeria have emerged as strong candidates to join the "BRICS" group, which currently houses 40% of the world's population and whose gross domestic product (GDP) exceeds the…

World Stocks On Back Foot As China COVID Cases Rise

World stocks and oil prices fell on Monday as fresh COVID-19 curbs in China fueled worries over the global economic outlook. The safe-haven dollar rallied, while the U.S. Treasury yield curve…