Egypt Rankings 2013-2014 Annual Review - March 2014

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Introduction
Innovation Competitiveness
Doing
Business
Corruption
Perceptions
Economic
Freedom
Other Rankings
Contents

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About Egypt Rankings:
The first research initiative aiming at building the first
hub for Egypt rankings and performance indicators.
Mission:
To provide researchers and decision makers
with a clear view of Egypt performance
through monitoring, collecting and
disseminating regional and global rankings.
Vision:
To be the premier source for
Egypt Rankings

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About This Report:
This is the first comprehensive annual review published by Egypt Rankings to give a picture of
key rankings of Egypt during 2013-2014; this includes:
Topic Published by Date of Publication
Reference
(Online)
Innovation
INSEAD Business School
& World Organization of Intellectual Property
1, July, 2013
Competitiveness World Economic Forum 4, September, 2013
Doing Business World Bank 29, October, 2013
Corruption Perceptions Transparency International 3, December, 2013
Economic Freedom Heritage Foundation 14, January, 2014
+ Other Rankings*
* Other Rankings references will be detailed then.

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Acknowledgments:
This report is published by Egypt Rankings; and thankfully, co-authored by
the following contributors:
Co-Author: Menna El-Abdeeny
 Economist @ Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry
Lead Author: Ossama El-Badawy
Co-founder of Egypt Rankings
Senior Economist @ Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry
Co-Author: Ahmed Rushdy
 Co-founder of Egypt Rankings
 Economist at Egyptian Exchange

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 Introduction
 Overall Ranking Evolution
 Egypt Rankings versus Innovation Sub Indices
 Selected Comparisons
 Innovation Pillars Details

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Introduction:
The GII relies on two sub-indices—
the Innovation Input Sub-
Index and the Innovation Output
Sub-Index—each built around pillars
The GII overall score is the
simple average of the Input and
Output Sub-Indices.
The Innovation Efficiency Ratio is
the ratio of the Output to the Input
sub-indices.
The Global Innovation Index - 2013

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Overall
Ranking
Evolution
5 Years Review
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Institutions (130)
Human capital & research (81)
Infrastructure (66)
Market sophistication (125)Business sophistication (99)
Knowledge & technology outputs
(113)
Creative outputs (114)
Egypt 2013 Global Ranking versus Pillars of Innovation
(out of 142 countries)
Best Performance Worst Performance

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Selected Comparisons: Global Rankings out of 142 countries
* Reversed Scale; higher columns reflect better ranks
Top Global Performer
Top African Performer
Top Regional Performer

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Selected Comparisons Versus Sub-indices
(Global rankings out of 142 countries)
Index of: Egypt Global Best Performer
Middle East and North Africa Region
Best Performer (Rank) Worst Performer (Rank)
Overall Innovation 108 Switzerland Israel (14) Yemen (142)
Innovation Input Sub-Index 101 Singapore Israel (19) Yemen (141)
Institutions 130 Denmark UAE (33) Sudan (139)
Human capital & research 81 Finland Israel (8) Yemen (111)
Infrastructure 66 Hong Kong UAE (22) Yemen (135)
Market sophistication 125 Hong Kong Israel (13) Egypt (125)
Business sophistication 99 Singapore Israel (5) Algeria (139)
Innovation Output Sub-Index 112 Switzerland Israel (9) Syria (140)
Knowledge & technology outputs 113 Switzerland Israel (3) UAE (131)
Creative outputs 114 Luxembourg Qatar (22) Yemen (138)
Innovation Efficiency Ratio 108 Mali Kuwait (8) Syria (142)

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Institutions
(Detailed Indicators)
Value
(Index points out of 100, or as per mentioned)
Rank
(out of 142)
1.1Political environment 35.9 133
1.1.1 Political stability and absence of violence/terrorism 34.6 125
1.1.2 Government effectiveness 21.9 108
1.1.3 Press freedom 51.3 127
1.2Regulatory environment 40.2 131
1.2.1 Regulatory quality 40.9 97
1.2.2 Rule of law 35.9 83
1.2.3 Cost of redundancy dismissal 42.1 134
1.3Business environment 55.6 97
1.3.1 Ease of starting a business 88.6 42
1.3.2 Ease of resolving insolvency 19.5 122
1.3.3 Ease of paying taxes 58.6 104
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Human Capital and Research
Value
Rank
(out of 142)
2.1Education 52.3 73
2.1.1 Total Expenditure (% of GNIⁱ) na na
2.1.2 Public expenditure / pupil (% of GDPⁱⁱ per capita) 17.7 70
2.1.3 School life expectancy (years) 12.4 81
2.1.4 Assessment in reading, mathematics, and science na na
2.1.5 Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary (ratio) 13.5 54
2.2Tertiary education 19.8 103
2.2.1 Tertiary enrolment, gross (%) 32.4 73
2.2.2 Graduates in science and engineering (%) na na
2.2.3 Tertiary inbound mobility (%) 1.9 57
2.2.4 Gross tertiary outbound enrolment (%) 0.2 129
2.3Research and development (R&D) 12.7 56
2.3.1 Researchers (# of persons/ million pop.) 1,017.5 51
2.3.2 Gross expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) 0.2 82
2.3.3 QSⁱⁱⁱ university ranking, average of top 3 universities 26.0 45
2nd
pillar
Clarifications:
GNI = Gross National Income
GDP = Gross National product
QS University Ranking = Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd

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Infrastructure
Value
Rank
(out of 142)
3.1Information and communication tech. (ICTs) 47.4 46
3.1.1 ICT access 41.8 74
3.1.2 ICT use 19.3 74
3.1.3 Government's online service 60.1 42
3.1.4 Online e-participation 68.4 15
3.2General infrastructure 23.6 110
3.2.1 Electricity output (kWhⁱ per capita) 1,809.6 81
3.2.2 Electricity consumption (kWh per capita) 1,607.9 78
3.2.3 Logistics performance 49.5 56
3.2.4 Gross capital formation (% GDP) 13.7 117
3.3Ecological sustainability 30.1 68
3.3.1 GDP per unit of energy use 27.5 66
3.3.2 Environmental performance 55.2 58
3.3.3 ISOⁱⁱ 14001 environmental certificates 7.6 59
3rd
pillar
Clarifications:
kWh= 000’ watt per hour
ISO = International Organization for Standardization

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Market Sophistication
Value
Rank
(out of 142)
4.1Credit 23.4 117
4.1.1 Ease of getting credit 56.3 80
4.1.2 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) 31.3 97
4.1.3 Microfinance Gross Loans (% of GDP) 1 71
4.2Investment 20.7 95
4.2.1 Ease of protecting investors 54.4 77
4.2.2 Market capitalization (% of GDP) 21.2 67
4.2.3 Total value of stocks traded (% of GDP) 9.6 43
4.2.4 Venture capital deals 11.8 65
4.3Trade and competition 63.2 117
4.3.1 Applied tariff rate, weighted mean (%) 8.1 107
4.3.2 Non-agricultural market access, weighted tariff (%) 1.8 94
4.3.3 Intensity of local competition (survey) 50.4 118
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Business Sophistication
(Detailed Indicators)%
Value
Rank
(out of 142)
5.1Knowledge workers 43.5 67
5.1.1 Employment in knowledge-intensive services (%) 30.3 34
5.1.2 Firms offering formal training (% of firms) 21.7 85
5.1.3 R&D performed by business enterprises na na
5.1.4 R&D financed by business enterprises na na
5.1.5 GMATⁱ mean score (#) 477.7 93
5.1.6 GMAT test takers (million #, aged 20-34) 42.4 91
5.2Innovation linkages 25.1 74
5.2.1 University /industry research collaboration (survey) 28.1 122
5.2.2 State of cluster development (survey) 41.3 78
5.2.3 R&D financed by abroad (%) na na
5.2.4 Joint venture/strategic alliance deals 30.9 32
5.2.5 Patent families filed in 3+ offices 0.00 69
5.3Knowledge absorption 13.6 132
5.3.1 Royalties and license payments (% of service imports) 1.5 69
5.3.2 High-tech net imports (%) 5.3 100
5.3.3 ICT & information services imports (%) 3.4 76
5.3.4 FDIⁱⁱ net inflows (% of GDP) -0.2 139
5th
pillar
Clarifications:
GMAT= Graduate Management Admission Test
FDI = Foreign Direct Investment

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Knowledge Outputs
Value
Rank
(out of 142)
6.1Knowledge creation 10.4 69
6.1.1 National office resident patent applications 4.9 63
6.1.2 Patent Cooperation Treaty resident applications 2.2 73
6.1.3 National office resident utility model applications na na
6.1.4 Scientific and technical publications 18.4 66
6.1.5 Citable documents 16 48
6.2Knowledge impact 21 114
6.2.1 Growth rate of GDP per person engaged (%) -0.7 107
6.2.2 New business density (/ 000 pop. aged 15-64) 0.1 95
6.2.3 Total computer software spending (% of GDP) 0.2 67
6.2.4 ISO 9001 quality certificates 8.1 70
6.2.5 High-tech and medium-high-tech output (%) 19.9 53
6.3Knowledge diffusion 18.9 108
6.3.1 Royalties and license receipts (% service exports) 0.6 48
6.3.2 High-tech net exports (%) 0.3 102
6.3.3 ICT and info. services exports (%) 4.2 90
6.3.4 FDI net outflows (% of GDP) 0.3 70
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Creative Outputs
Value
Rank
(out of 142)
7.1Intangible assets 33.9 106
7.1.1 National office resident trademark registrations na na
7.1.2 Madrid system trademark registrations 0.7 60
7.1.3 ICTs and business model creation (survey) 50.2 96
7.1.4 ICTs and organizational models creation 50.8 79
7.2Creative goods and services 28.2 92
7.2.1 Audiovisual and related services exports na na
7.2.2 National films produced (million / pop. aged 15-69) 0.5 89
7.2.3 Daily newspapers circulation (% of pop. Aged 15-69) 8.0 66
7.2.4 Printing and publishing output (%) 0.8 83
7.2.5 Creative goods exports (%) 0.9 53
7.3Online creativity 17 108
7.3.1 Generic top-level domains ( 000’ / pop. Aged 15-69) 1.9 90
7.3.2 Country-code top-level domains ( 000’/ pop. Aged 15-69) 1.5 128
7.3.3 Wikipedia monthly edits (million/ pop. aged 15–69) 276.1 104
7.3.4 Video uploads on YouTube ( #/ pop. aged 15–69) 63.3 91
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Global
Competitiveness
Index 2013/2014
 Introduction
 Egypt Rankings versus Competitiveness Pillars
 Competitiveness Pillars Details

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BASIC REQUIREMENTS
EFFICIENCY ENHANCERS
INNOVATION & SOPHISTICATIONS FACTORS
TheFramework
12PillarsofCompetitiveness
• Institutions
• Infrastructure
• Macroeconomic stability
• Health and primary education
Basic
Requirements
• Higher education and training
• Goods market efficiency
• Labor market efficiency
• Financial market sophistication
• Technological Readiness
• Market size
Efficiency
Enhancers
• Business sophistication
• Innovation
Innovation &
Sophistications
Factors
Officially launched in
September 2006, the Global
Competitiveness Index
(GCI) has now become the
most recognized index of
reference for
competitiveness.; it
represents comprehensive
assessment
competitiveness of nations
worldwide.
Introduction:
The Global Competitiveness Index – 2013/2014

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Overall
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Evolution
5 Years Review

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Institutions (117)
Infrastructure (98)
Macroeconomic environment
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Health and primary education
(100)
Higher education and training
(118)
Goods market efficiency (119)
Labor market efficiency (146)
Financial market development
(119)
Technological readiness (100)
Market size (29)
Business sophistication (84)
Innovation (120)
Egypt 2013/2014 Global Ranking versus Pillars of Competitiveness

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Index of: Egypt Global Best Performer
Overall Competitiveness 118 Switzerland Qatar (13) Yemen (145)
Basic Requirements 118 Singapore UAE (4) Yemen (145)
Institutions 117 Finland Qatar (4) Yemen (142)
Infrastructure 98 Hong Kong UAE (5) Yemen (143)
Macroeconomic environment 140 Brunei Darussalam Kuwait (3) Lebanon (148)
Health and primary education 100 Finland Qatar (25) Mauritania (136)
Efficiency enhancers 109 United States Qatar (18) Mauritania (147)
Higher education and training 118 Finland Qatar (29) Mauritania (146)
Goods market efficiency 119 Singapore Qatar (3) Libya (143)
Labor market efficiency 146 Singapore Qatar (6) Algeria (147)
Financial market development 119 Hong Kong Qatar (13) Yemen (148)
Technological readiness 100 Sweden Israel (23) Yemen (137)
Market size 29 United States Iran (19) Mauritania (134)
Innovation and sophistication factors 104 Switzerland Israel (8) Algeria (143)
Business sophistication 84 Japan Qatar (10) Algeria (144)
Innovation 120 Finland Israel (3) Yemen (148)

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Institutions
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Property rights 3.7 101
Intellectual property protection 3.2 94
Diversion of public funds 2.5 116
Public trust in politicians 2.8 82
Irregular payments and bribes 3.4 101
Judicial independence 3.5 82
Favoritism in decisions of government officials 3.0 80
Wastefulness of government spending 2.1 135
Burden of government regulation 3.2 96
Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 3.2 106
Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regulations 3.2 94
Transparency of government policymaking 3.9 90
Business costs of terrorism 2.6 148
Business costs of crime and violence 2.3 143
Organized crime 3.4 138
Reliability of police services 2.9 132
Ethical behavior of firms 4.1 57
Strength of auditing and reporting standards 3.8 122
Efficacy of corporate boards 3.6 141
Protection of minority shareholders’ interests 3.8 97
Strength of investor protection, 0-10 (best) 5.3 69
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Infrastructure
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Quality of overall infrastructure 3.3 118
Quality of roads 2.7 122
Quality of railroad infrastructure 2.7 63
Quality of port infrastructure 4.1 80
Quality of air transport infrastructure 4.8 59
Available airline seat km/week (millions) 710.5 33
Quality of electricity supply 3.4 107
Mobile telephone subscriptions (% of population) 115.3 61
Fixed telephone lines (% of population) 10.2 92
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Macro economic environment
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Government budget balance (% GDP) -10.7 146
Gross national savings (% GDP) 13.6 108
Inflation (annual % change) 8.6 122
General government debt (% GDP) 80.2 129
Country credit rating (0-100) 35.1 94
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Health and primary education
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Business impact of malaria Not Applicable 1
Malaria cases (per 100,000 population) 0.0 1
Business impact of tuberculosis 5.6 70
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 population) 17.0 38
Business impact of HIV/AIDS 6.0 40
HIV prevalence (% adult population) 0.10 11
Infant mortality (number of deaths per 1,000 live births) 18.0 83
Life expectancy (years) 73.2 83
Quality of primary education 2.0 148
Primary education enrollment, net (%) 95.6 58
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Higher education and training
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Secondary education enrollment, gross (%) 72.5 102
Tertiary education enrollment, gross (%) 27.8 82
Quality of the educational system 2.2 145
Quality of math and science education 2.2 145
Quality of management schools 2.3 145
Internet access in schools 2.7 125
Availability of research and training services 3.7 103
Extent of staff training 3.1 138
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Goods market efficiency
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Intensity of local competition 4.1 131
Extent of market dominance 3.3 109
Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy 3.2 132
Effect of taxation on incentives to invest 3.6 85
Total tax rate (% of profits) 42.6 92
No. procedures to start a business (#) 6 47
No. days to start a business (#) 7 25
Agricultural policy costs 3.3 119
Prevalence of trade barriers 3.6 136
Trade tariffs (average duty %) 17.7 143
Prevalence of foreign ownership 3.6 124
Business impact of rules on FDI 3.6 122
Burden of customs procedures 3.8 89
Imports (% of GDP) 33.3 109
Degree of customer orientation 4.9 44
Buyer sophistication 2.7 124
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Labor market efficiency
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Cooperation in labor-employer relations 3.8 117
Flexibility of wage determination 5.3 44
Hiring and firing practices 3.3 120
Redundancy costs, (# of weeks of salary) 36.8 136
Effect of taxation on incentives to work 2.8 125
Pay and productivity 3.1 131
Reliance on professional management 3.1 137
Country capacity to retain talent 2.3 133
Country capacity to attract talent 2.2 131
Women in labor force (% to men) 32 143
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Financial market development
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Availability of financial services 3.8 112
Affordability of financial services 3.7 106
Financing through local equity market 3.9 46
Ease of access to loans 2.4 100
Venture capital availability 2.9 51
Soundness of banks 4.0 125
Regulation of securities exchanges 3.6 105
Legal rights index (0-10) 3 118
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Technological readiness
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Availability of latest technologies 4.1 117
Firm-level technology absorption 4.2 110
FDI and technology transfer 4.2 100
Individuals using Internet ( % of population) 44.1 75
Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions (% of population) 2.7 93
International Internet bandwidth (kb/s per user) 4.1 119
Mobile broadband subscriptions (% of population) 26.9 59
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Market Size
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Domestic market size 4.8 26
Foreign market size 5.0 48
GDP (PPP$ billions) 540.0 26
Exports (% of GDP) 19.7 134
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Business sophistication
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Local supplier quantity 4.6 85
Local supplier quality 4.1 100
State of cluster development 4.1 49
Nature of competitive advantage 3.5 66
Value chain breadth 3.6 79
Control of international distribution 3.9 77
Production process sophistication 3.3 107
Extent of marketing 3.6 109
Willingness to delegate authority 4.1 40
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Innovation
Value
Rank
(out of 148)
Capacity for innovation 3.1 111
Quality of scientific research institutions 2.7 127
Company spending on R&D 2.5 123
University-industry collaboration in R&D 2.6 133
Government procurement of advanced tech products 3.0 116
Availability of scientists and engineers 4.4 54
PCTⁱ patents (# of applications per million population) 0.6 74
12th
pillar
Clarifications:
PCT= Patent Cooperation Treaty

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 Introduction
 Egypt Rankings versus Doing Business Areas
 Doing Business Areas Details

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Introduction:
9. Enforcing Contracts
10. Resolving Insolvency
3. Getting Electricity
4. Registering Property
5. Getting Credit
6. Protecting Investors
7. Paying Taxes
8. Trading Across Borders
2. Dealing With Construction Permits
1. Starting Business
The Doing Business
report provides objective
measures of business regulations
and their enforcement across the
world economies. The Doing
Business assessment includes 10
topics covering regulations
applicable for domestic small and
medium-size companies through
their life cycle.
Doing Business Index – 2014

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5 Years Review
Overall
Ranking
Evolution

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Dealing with Construction
Permits (149)
Getting Electricity (105)
Registering Property (105)
Getting Credit (86)
protecting Investor (147)
Paying Taxes (148)
Trading Across Borders (83)
Enforcing Contracts (156)
Resolving Insolvency (146)
Egypt 2014 Global Rankings versus Areas of Ease of Doing Business

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Ease of: Egypt
Globally Middle East & North Africa
Best Performer Best Performer (Rank) Worst Performer (Rank)
Doing Business 128 Singapore UAE (23) Libya(187)
Starting Business 50 New Zealand Israel (35) Mauritania (173)
Dealing with Construction Permits 149 Hong Kong Bahrain (4) Libya (189)
Getting Electricity 105 Iceland UAE (4) Iran (169)
Registering Property 105 Georgia UAE (4) Libya (189)
Getting Credit 86 Malaysia Israel (13) Libya (186)
protecting Investor 147 New Zealand Israel (6) Libya (187)
Paying Taxes 148 UAE UAE (1) Mauritania (181)
Trading Across Borders 83 Singapore UAE (4) Iraq (179)
Enforcing Contracts 156 Luxembourg Iran (51) Syria (179)
Resolving Insolvency 146 Japan Bahrain (27) Libya (189)

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Starting Business
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Starting Business 50 44  -6
Details
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Procedures (number) 7 8 5
Time (days) 8.0 19.8 11.1
Cost (% of income per capita) 9.7 28.9 3.6
Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 45.4 10.4

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Dealing with Construction Permits
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Dealing with Construction Permits 149 144  -5
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Time (days) 179.0 145.7 147.1
Details

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Getting Electricity
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Getting Electricity 105 104  -1
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Time (days) 54 86 89
Cost (% of income per capita) 337.4 1,038.0 79.1
Details

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Registering Property
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Registering Property 105 106 ⇑ 1
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Time (days) 63.0 33.0 24.1
Details

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Getting Credit
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Getting Credit 86 82  -4
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 3 7
Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6 4 5
Public registry coverage (% of adults) 5.3 8.3 15.2
Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 19.6 9.9 66.7
Details

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Protecting Investors
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Protecting Investors 147 147 ↔
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5 6 7
Extent of director liability index (0-10) 3 5 5
Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 3 7
Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.7 4.5 6.2
Details

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Paying Taxes
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Paying Taxes 148 149 ⇑ 1
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Payments (number per year) 29 18 12
Time (hours per year) 392 220 175
Profit tax (%) 13.2 12.4 16.1
Labor tax and contributions (%) 25.8 16.3 23.1
Other taxes (%) 3.6 3.6 2.0
Total tax rate (% profit) 42.6 32.3 41.3
Details

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Trading Across Borders
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Trading Across Borders 83 81 ⇓ -2
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Documents to export (number) 8 6 4
Time to export (days) 12 20 11
Cost to export (US$ per container) 625 1,127 1,070
Documents to import (number) 10 8 4
Time to import (days) 15 24 10
Cost to import (US$ per container) 790 1,360 1,090
Details

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Enforcing Contracts
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Enforcing Contracts 156 155 ⇓ -1
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Time (days) 1,010 658 529
Cost (% of claim) 26.2 24.6 21.0
Details

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Resolving Insolvency
Ease of …
Global Rank
in 2014
Global Rank in
2013
⇑Change⇓
Resolving Insolvency 146 141 ⇓ -5
Indicators Egypt
MENA Region
Average
OECD Countries
Average
Time (days) 4.2 3.2 1.7
Cost (% of claim) 22 14 9
Outcome
(0 as piecemeal sale and 1 as going concern)
0 0 1
Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 16.9 29.4 70.6
Details

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 Introduction

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BASIC REQUIREMENTS
EFFICIENCY ENHANCERS
INNOVATION & SOPHISTICATIONS FACTORS
IndexRational • Capturing perceptions of corruption of
those in a position to offer assessments
of public sector corruption.
Concept
• Experts Surveys
• Independent Organizations’
Assessment
• Data gathered through the preceding
24 moth of index release
Methodology
• World Bank - Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
2012
• World Economic Forum Executive Opinion Survey (EOS)
2013
• African Development Bank Governance Ratings 2012
• Economist Intelligence Unit Country Risk Ratings
• Freedom House Nations in Transit 2013
Example Data
Sources
The Corruption
Perception Index (CPI)
ranks countries/territories
based on how corrupt their
public sector is perceived to
be. It is a composite index, a
combination of surveys and
assessments of corruption,
collected by a variety of
reputable institutions. The
CPI is the most widely used
indicator of corruption
worldwide.
Introduction:
Corruption Perceptions Index – 2013

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91 94
111 114
144
167 168 171 172 173 174
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40
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80
100
120
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200
Rankings *

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 Introduction
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Introduction:
The Index of Economic Freedom measures economic freedom based on 10 quantitative
and qualitative factors, grouped into four broad categories, or pillars, of economic
freedom:
Economic Freedom Index – 2014

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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Property Rights (139)
Freedom from Corruption (113)
Fiscal Freedom (50)
Gov't Spending (90)
Business Freedom (100)
Labor Freedom (153)
Monetary Freedom (175)
Trade Freedom (124)
Investment Freedom (125)
Financial Freedom (107)
Egypt 2014 Global Economic Freedom Sub-indices

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8
13
28 30
39
44 48
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96
103
109
123
135
146
151
173
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100
120
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(Global rankings out of 178 countries*)
Index of: Egypt
Global Best
Performer
Economic Freedom 135 Hong Kong Bahrain (13) Iran (173)
Property Rights 139 New Zealand Israel (25)
Iran / Libya / Syria
(166)
Freedom from Corruption 113 New Zealand Qatar (21) Iraq (177)
Fiscal Freedom 50 Qatar Qatar (1) Israel (168)
Gov't Spending 90 Guatemala Iran (29) Libya (177)
Business Freedom 100 Hong Kong Tunisia (31) Libya (152)
Labor Freedom 153 United States UAE (19) Morocco (176)
Monetary Freedom 175 Niger UAE (6) Iran (181)
Trade Freedom 124 Liechtenstein Israel (54) Iran (178)
Investment Freedom 125 Luxembourg Israel (23) Iran / Syria (178)
Financial Freedom 107 Hong Kong Bahrain (4) Iran (174)
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Reference Rankings
Indicators Value
Global Rank
(out of)
Top Global
(and value)
Top Regional
(and global rank)
Source
Area
1,001,450
sq km
30
(out of 252
Countries)
Russia
(17,098,242 sq
km)
Algeria
(10)
CIA, The World
Factbook
(Last accessed on 31st, Jan. 2014)
Population
84.15
million
persons
15
(out of 189
Countries)
China
(1,360 million
persons)
Egypt
(15)
IMF, World
Economic
Outlook, October
2013
(Last accessed on 31st, Jan. 2014)
Military
Strength Index
0.7569
(Index Points
and perfect
value is 0.0000)
14
(out of 68
Countries)
USA
Israel
(13)
Global Fire Power,
Oct. 2012
(Last accessed on 31st, Jan.
2014)

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Socio-Economic Rankings
Indicators Value
Global Rank
(out of 189 Countries)
Top Global
(and value)
Top Regional
(and global
rank)
Source
GDP Per Capita
(2013)
6,553
$ PPP 111
Qatar
(103.400 $ PPP )
Qatar
(1)
IMF, World
Economic
Outlook,
October
2013
(Last accessed on
31st, Jan. 2014)
GDP Growth Rate
(2014 forecast)
2.8% 117
South Sudan
(43.0%)
South Sudan
(1)
Current Account Balance
(2013)
-2.6
% of
GDP
81 Brunei
Darussalam
(43.1 % of GDP)
Kuwait
(2)
Total Investment
(2013)
15 .6
% of
GDP
150
Equatorial
Guinea
(61.3% o GDP)
Algeria
(8)
Total Savings
(2013)
12.9
% of
GDP
128
Qatar
(59.12 % of
GDP)
Qatar
(1)
Inflation Rate
(2013)
9.75 % 18
Venezuela
(46%)
Iran
(2)
Unemployment Rate
(2013)
13.0% 21
Macedonia
(30%)
Sudan
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Inward FDI Rankings
167,620
12,182
10,414
9,602
4,870
4,572
3,787
2,836
2,798
1,918
1,851
1,514
1,484
1,403
970
891
361
349
327
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000
USA
KSA
Israel
UAE
Iran
South Africa
Lebanon
Morocco
Egypt
Tunisia
Kuwait
Oman
Algeria
Jordan
Ethiopia
Bahrain
Mauritius
Yemen
Qatar
Million US $
FDI inflows for selected countries, 2012
Rank
1
28
30
34
43
44
47
60
62
74
76
82
84
87
Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2013
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102
125
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131

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Stock Market Rankings
17.53%
17.64%
20.24%
20.66%
21.24%
23.59%
24.17%
25.27%
25.48%
26.47%
26.56%
27.55%
27.97%
33.64%
39.43%
49.56%
56.72%
62.59%
88.87%
480.48%
0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600%
SOUTH AFRICA (Stock Index:FTSE/JSE)
EURO AREA (Stock…
SWITZERLAND (Stock Index:SMI)
SWEDEN (Stock Index:OMX30)
SPAIN (Stock Index:IBEX35)
NORWAY (Stock Index: OBX)
Egypt (Stock Index: EGX30)
Saudi Arabia (Stock Index: TASI)
Germany (Stock Index: DAX)
Finland (Stock Index: HEX25)
United states (Stock Index: DOWJONES)
Greece (Stock Index: ASE)
Denmark (Stock Index:…
Ireland (Stock Index: ISEQ)
Nigeria (Stock Index: NSE30)
Pakistan (Stock Index: KSE100)
Japan (Stock Index: NIKKEI225)
Abu Dhabi (Stock Index: ADXGENERAL)
Argentina (Stock Index: MERVAL)
Venezuela (Stock Index: IBVC)
Top 20 Stock Markets in the World, 2013
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Source: Thomson Reuters
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20

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Internet GDP
0.6%
0.8%
0.9%
1.0%
1.0%
1.4%
1.5%
2.3%
2.6%
3.2%
3.3%
3.8%
4.6%
5.4%
6.3%
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Ethiopia
Algeria
Turkey
Egypt
Mexico
South Africa
Brazil
Morocco
China
India
Senegal
United states
South Korea
United Kingdom
Sweden
Internet Contribution to Total GDP in Selected Countries, 2012
Source: McKinsey Global Institute, November 2013

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