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What Do Exporters Want? It is time to cease redeveloping export-boosting strategies.

There is a consensus today among all segments of society, including thinkers, researchers, decision makers and even the citizen, on the need to rely on more sustainable resources for foreign exchange, due to the economic crisis experienced by the Egyptian economy, which resulted in unprecedented increases in the level of prices and a significant devaluation in the value of the currency and widened the gap between the official exchange market and the parallel market.Everyone, led by the political leadership of the state, has come to advocate the need to boost exports.  The Egyptian government has already announced since the COVID-19 crisis its aim to increase Egyptian exports to various international markets to reach USD 100 billion annually through the promotion of the Egyptian product, increasing its competitiveness and opening new markets for Egyptian products, in addition to providing all aspects of support to exporters, which is not far away. With this Egypt can go beyond this goal.

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The Effects and Implications of Applying the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Egyptian Exports

The phenomenon of climate change is one of the most important environmental problems resulting from increasing in human activities and consumption of non-renewable energy, which poses numerous threats to the global economy, international security, and the development of societies. As world is experiencing unprecedented rates of global warming and rising temperatures, 197 countries adopted  the Paris Agreement during the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) in 2015;  To address climate change and its negative impacts. The agreement aims to limit global warming by ensuring that the increase in the global average temperature remains well below 2°C and striving to limit it to 1.5°C.[1] Fifty countries have also adopted carbon pricing[2] mechanisms,  yet the average global carbon price currently stands at approximately two dollars per metric ton of CO₂ .

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How Can Egypt Benefit from The US-China Trade War

Trade War Background
Since 2018, a trade dispute started between the two rivals, the United States (US) and China. The beginning was with Trump administration imposing tariffs on Chinese imports worth at least USD 50 billion . Correspondingly, China imposed retaliatory measures on a range of US products .
After the two countries launched their tariff war, prices increased, especially for American consumers, jobs were lost, and corporate profits dropped. Moreover, the two countries witnessed a slowdown in economic growth .

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