@cairowire 30°3′29″N 31°13′44″E

Does anyone really think that all this gulf money flowing into #egypt will have absolutely no strings attached in the long-run? impossible.

5:07PM Mon, July 04 2011

@maegdi london

we don't even know whether this is money or just promises so far

5:12PM Mon, July 04 2011

@ME_Observer Cairo, Egypt

I was thinking they'd be more like chains than strings. Have you read Confessions of an Economic Hitman?

5:14PM Mon, July 04 2011

@karimelassir London, UK

I agree, likely will be reflected in foreign policy first, like not being supportive of uprisings in GCC and opposing Iran

5:16PM Mon, July 04 2011

@cairowire 30°3′29″N 31°13...

shackles of the counterrevolution. and that's one of my favourite books — definitely comes to mind while i'm reading this news.

5:18PM Mon, July 04 2011

@cairowire 30°3′29″N 31°13...

foreign policy, absolutely. it's both tragic & ironic that we're aligning ourselves with dictators after overthrowing our own.

5:25PM Mon, July 04 2011

@karimelassir London, UK

Also sad that b/c of continued dependence on these external rents rejecting IMF loans has no impact on independent policymaking

5:31PM Mon, July 04 2011

@cairowire 30°3′29″N 31°13...

our state institutional capacities are forever doomed to being weak if this sordid trend is allowed to continue.

5:38PM Mon, July 04 2011

@raouf777

They have repeatedly indicated that they want the #jan25 revolution to fail because they are afraid that they are next

5:41PM Mon, July 04 2011

@karimelassir London, UK

it could be changed with long term recalibration of econ strategy, but a transitional gov won't do that, they are risk averse

5:52PM Mon, July 04 2011

@cairowire 30°3′29″N 31°13...

there's no guarantee that the new government will do that either. current overtures are likely to continue to help compensate.

5:55PM Mon, July 04 2011

@cairowire 30°3′29″N 31°13...

...though i hope i'm proved wrong. i hope the new government positively exceeds my very cynical expectations.

5:57PM Mon, July 04 2011

@karimelassir London, UK

true, I suppose its up to the public to set that goal. at the very least bolder steps are needed to raise state revenues...

6:00PM Mon, July 04 2011

@karimelassir London, UK

without relying on foreign donors

6:00PM Mon, July 04 2011

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Does anyone really think that all this gulf money flowing into #egypt will have absolutely no strings attached in the long-run? impossible.

we don't even know whether this is money or just promises so far

I was thinking they'd be more like chains than strings. Have you read Confessions of an Economic Hitman?

I agree, likely will be reflected in foreign policy first, like not being supportive of uprisings in GCC and opposing Iran

shackles of the counterrevolution. and that's one of my favourite books — definitely comes to mind while i'm reading this news.

foreign policy, absolutely. it's both tragic & ironic that we're aligning ourselves with dictators after overthrowing our own.

Also sad that b/c of continued dependence on these external rents rejecting IMF loans has no impact on independent policymaking

our state institutional capacities are forever doomed to being weak if this sordid trend is allowed to continue.

They have repeatedly indicated that they want the #jan25 revolution to fail because they are afraid that they are next

it could be changed with long term recalibration of econ strategy, but a transitional gov won't do that, they are risk averse

there's no guarantee that the new government will do that either. current overtures are likely to continue to help compensate.

...though i hope i'm proved wrong. i hope the new government positively exceeds my very cynical expectations.

true, I suppose its up to the public to set that goal. at the very least bolder steps are needed to raise state revenues...

without relying on foreign donors

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Replyz collects and amplifies questions from around the web, allowing a wider audience to answer them.

Does anyone really think that all this gulf money flowing into #egypt will have absolutely no strings attached in the long-run? impossible.

we don't even know whether this is money or just promises so far

I was thinking they'd be more like chains than strings. Have you read Confessions of an Economic Hitman?

I agree, likely will be reflected in foreign policy first, like not being supportive of uprisings in GCC and opposing Iran

shackles of the counterrevolution. and that's one of my favourite books — definitely comes to mind while i'm reading this news.

foreign policy, absolutely. it's both tragic & ironic that we're aligning ourselves with dictators after overthrowing our own.

Also sad that b/c of continued dependence on these external rents rejecting IMF loans has no impact on independent policymaking

our state institutional capacities are forever doomed to being weak if this sordid trend is allowed to continue.

They have repeatedly indicated that they want the #jan25 revolution to fail because they are afraid that they are next

it could be changed with long term recalibration of econ strategy, but a transitional gov won't do that, they are risk averse

there's no guarantee that the new government will do that either. current overtures are likely to continue to help compensate.

...though i hope i'm proved wrong. i hope the new government positively exceeds my very cynical expectations.

true, I suppose its up to the public to set that goal. at the very least bolder steps are needed to raise state revenues...

without relying on foreign donors

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