I got in last night from Cairo to Vienna, after a successful Egypt Audit program, in cooperation with the Fraser Institute and the IDSC of Egypt. The Egypt Audit applied the methods of the Economic Freedom of the World reports to one country — Egypt — and made recommendations for reforms, which were then discussed by the participants. The papers are being made available to Egyptian cabinet ministers and advisers. There was some very good media coverage and some spirited discussions about how to reduce barriers to trade, reduce the regulatory burdens on entrepreneurs, reform monetary and financial policies, and more.
| Being interviewed for Nile TV on the Benefits of Free Markets | |
| With my colleague Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi, Editor of Minbaralhurriyya.org and the primary organizer of the Egypt Audit | |
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Another perspective (taken very artistically by Nouh) |
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Nouh making the case for radical free-market reforms on Egyptian TV |
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Two of the Working Groups at the Egypt Audit, preparing their report |










