While international finance ensures the stability of the Egyptian energy system, it is also radically transforming a basic service into a commodity – and is often the first and the last voice shaping Egypt’s social policy.
Austerity
DW: France hit by more strikes against pension reform
From Eiffel Tower operators to hospital doctors, the strikes have drawn French workers from major sectors of the economy. But the French could be losing their appetite for disruption as the holidays draw near. Read […]
EU politics
Michael Roberts – Greece: on parole
Today Greece officially came out of the strait jacket of the so-called Troika bailout programme. Outside of Syriza, probably no one in Greece will be celebrating Read here
Economics
Laurie Laybourn-Langton: Lies, damn lies, and GDP
GDP is not fit for purpose. This is something many know, but upon which hardly anyone is acting. Read here Also see here
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