Ahmed F. Ghoneim
Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Ahmed Farouk Hamed Ghoneim
Nationality:
Egyptian
Gender:
Male
Date of Birth:
04/05/1969
Permanent Address:
45 Lebanon Street, Mohandessin, Giza, Egypt
Telephone and Fax :
Email:
Languages:
002-02-33364499 (Home), 002-0100-5376376 (mobile), 002-02-35711678
(fax)
aghoneim@gmx.de
Arabic (native)
English (Fluent: reading, writing and speaking)
German (Fluent: reading and speaking; Good: writing)
French (fair: reading, writing and speaking)
Computer Skills: Word Processing: WP, Windows
Spread Sheets: Lotus123, Excel
Special Economic Software: TSP, STATA, EVIEWs
Academic Qualifications:
01/04/1997 - 11/12/2000
Ph.D. in Economics
Graduate School for Middle East Studies
Thesis: Issues of Regional Trade Integration among Industrialized and Developing
Countries: The Case of The Egyptian-European Partnership Agreement, Overall Grade: Very
Good. Overall Grade: Magna cumlauda)
Friedrich-Alexander-Univeristaet, Erlangen-Nuermberg, Germany.
01/09/1993 - 15/12/1994
M.A. in Economics of Development
Thesis: Impact of Aid on Growth through its Impact on Investment and Imports: Case Study;
Egypt 1970-1990. Overall Grade; 81.7% (B+)
Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands.
1988/89 - 1991/92
B.Sc. in Economics
Overall Grade; Excellent with honors
Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University.
1986/87 - 1988/89
Two years of undergraduate courses
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.
1985/86 - 1986/87
General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) from England.
Overall Grade; 92%.
1975/76 - 1985/86
Primary and Secondary Schooling in Port Said School (English School)
Cairo, Egypt.
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Professional Training:
01/10/2009- 14/10/2009
Course in Advanced Econometrics organized jointly by Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University and Georgia State University.
01/12/2008- 05/12/2008
Study Tour in Denmark on Anti-Corruption organized by Danish-Egyptian Dialogue
Institute and financed by DANIDA Fellowship Program
10/10/2005- 14/10/2005
Course on Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries in
Global Agricultural Trade and International Negotiations, Held in Rome and financed by
World Bank
3/5/2004- 7/5/2004
Training Seminar for Trainers on Competition
Organized by the European Commission within the Regional Program for the Euro Med
Market, Held in Vienna and financed by European Commission
19/4/2004- 23/4-2004
Course: Services Trade and International Negotiations
Held by the World Bank in Washington D.C. financed by Ford Foundation
26/5/2003- 28/5/2003
Workshop on Competition in the Southern and Northern Mediterranean Countries
Organized by the European Commission within the Regional Program for the Euro Med
Market, Held in Berlin and financed by European Commission
17/12/2002- 19/12/2002
Training Workshop on Trade in Services
held by WTO and ESCWA in Beirut and financed by World Bank
03/07/2000 - 14/7/2000
Summer School for Ph.D. Students in Florence, Italy; The Mediterranean in the 21 st Century:
Enduring Differences and Prospects for Co-operation.
organized and sponsored by Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European
University Institute
26/10/1999- 27/10/1999
Course; Macroeconomic Management: Financial Sector Issues
held by the World Bank in Cairo
29/07/1998 - 10/08/1998
Course; Globalization and New Trade Agenda
held by the World Bank in Washington DC
09/02/1998 - 14/02/1998
Course; New Skills in Economic Growth
held by the World Bank in Washington DC
03/07/1995 - 13/07/1995
Workshop; The Use of Microdata Sets in Labor Economics
organized and sponsored by the Economic Research Forum(ERF), Cairo, Egypt.
12/06/1993 - 18/07/1993
Training for Young African Leaders on Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
sponsored by the United States Information Agency (USIA).
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Employment History:
1/8/2011Professor in the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political
Sciences, Cairo University (Full time).
Teaching Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, Institutional
Economics, International Trade, and Economics of European Union.
25/6/2006- 1/8/2011
Associate Professor in the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political
Sciences, Cairo University (Full time).
Teaching Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, Institutional
Economics, International Trade, and Economics of European Union.
02/02/2001- 25/6/2006
Assistant Professor in the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political
Sciences, Cairo University (Full time).
Taught Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, Institutional
Economics, International Trade, and Economics of European Union.
01/10/1992 - 2/2/2001
Teaching Associate/Assistant in the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics
and Political Sciences, Cairo University (Full time). On leave due to Ph.D.
obligations.
Taught; Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Introduction to Economics and
Economic Planning (undergraduate level). Feasibility Studies (graduate level).
01/04/2003Associate Professor at the American University in Cairo, teaching at the Management
Center’s MBA program and starting Fall 2009 teaching a masters course on International
Migration and Development at the Center of Refugees and Migration at the AUC.
Other Professional Jobs:
15/9/2012Economic Advisor to the Egyptian Competition Authority
01/06/2010Visiting Professor (adjunct faculty) at the Trade Policy Training Center in Africa
(TRAPCA) co-teaching modules on trade in services for Masters Students and political
economy of trade policy development for Diploma Students
1/01/2007Part time lecturer at the MBA program offered by ESLSCA in Cairo
01/09/2007- 30/7/2013
Economic Consultant to the Egyptian Water and Waste-Water Regulatory Authority through
WWSPR Project which is a USAID funded project aimed at enhancing the water and wastewater sector in Egypt. My position is a part time consultant in this regard helping to design
economic policies to this sector through EWRA
01/09/2006-30/09/2008
Managing Director of the Center for European Studies, Cairo University
1/10/2008- 30/12/2008
International Consultant for the World Bank writing a thematic paper on Agriculture Trade
and Regional Trade Agreements in the Arab World
1/06/2007-30/12/2008
Consultant to GTZ in Egypt undertaking several lectures and seminars for building capacity
for exporters on issues related to regional trade agreements joined by Egypt
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20/11/2006-4/12/2006
International consultant for UNDP writing a report on capacity building needs of the Trade
Policy Directorate, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Jordan
25/08/2006-30/10/2006
International consultant for DFID writing a report submitted to the Ministry of Planning,
Yemen on how Yemen should proceed with joining the Gulf Cooperation Council
01/02/2006- 30/3/2006
International consultant for GTZ undertaking a study on regional trade agreements and
accession to World Trade Organization in Yemen
1/01/2005Part time lecturer at the Egyptian Banking Institute
1/01/2005-30/12/2009
Economic Consultant for the Canadian Egyptian Business Council (CEBC)
01/09/2004- 15/12/2005
Short term international expert developing a trade strategy for the Arab countries within a
project on Industrial Strategy for the Arab World coordinated by the Arab Organization for
Industrial Development and Mining
01/09/2004- 01/06/2005
International consultant for UNDP undertaking a study on trade policy in Yemen
01/04/2003-30/8/2004
Advisor to the Minister of Industry on International Agreements and Foreign Trade Issues
(Part time)
15/05/2004-15/06/2004
Local consultant for USAID writing a report on trade facilitation in Egypt
01/05/2004- 30/5/2004
Local consultant for USAID organizing a seminar in collaboration with the Ministry of
Industry on the Importance of Laboratory Accreditation for Industry , Trade, and
Sustainable Development
15/12/2003-30/1/2004
International Consultant for USAID, Nathan Associates working in Yemen to identify the
trade capacity building priorities for USAID to undertake in Yemen
01/02/2003-30/03/2003
Consultant to USAID in Egypt undertaking a study to evaluate the possibility of converting
taxies from the use of gasoline to compressed natural gas
01/06/2002-31/12/2003
Deputy Director of the Center of Economics and Financial Research Studies (CEFRS), Cairo
University
20/03/2001- 30/6/2002
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy and Foreign
Trade (Part time)
01/11/2002Short term consultant for the World Bank on different projects related to trade policy with
special emphasis on World Trade Organization, Regional Trade Agreements, capacity
building and trade in services (conducted training for government officials in Kuwait, Syria,
and Yemen)
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01/11/2002- 15/12/2002
Instructor at the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo for International Trade course for
the CFA/CMA degrees
01/06/2001Short term consultant for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on different
Projects related to cultural and copyright industries
24/12/1994 – 01/05/2002
Instructor of Macro and Managerial Aspects of Economics courses in the Master of
Business Administration (MBA)of Regional Information Technology Institute, Egypt and
Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands (Part Time)
16/11/1999-17/11/1999
Short term Instructor at the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait. Lecturing on the
Future Trade Agenda and the MENA Region (Lecturing on Issues related to services,
agriculture and new issues as labor and environment)
24/4/1999-28/4/1999
Short term World Bank Consultant (a speaker in a training seminar on trade policy
organized by the World Bank in collaboration with the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait)
01/05/1996 - 30/07/1996
Research assistant at the Social Research Center, American University in Cairo (Part Time)
23/12/1994 - 30/05/1996
Economic researcher at the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES)(Part Time)
01/01/1995 - 30/04/1995
Researcher in a joint project; Economic Cooperation and Integration in The Middle
East, A Literature Survey: With Particular Reference to Egypt
organized by the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
(ERF) and sponsored by the Center for International Studies, University of Toronto
(published by the Center for International Studies, University of Toronto, 1995)
01/12/1992 - 30/03/1993
Research assistant for Prof. Heba Handoussa, Economics Department, American University
in Cairo (Part time)
01/12/1992 - 30/05/1993
Research assistant for Prof. Heba Nassar , Social Research Center at The American
University in Cairo (Part time)
01/10/1992 - 30/05/1993
Researcher in: Trade Net Project, Information and Decision Support Center for The Cabinet
of Ministers, Egypt (Part time).
Publication Titles:
Refereed Articles in Academic Journals and Books:
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk, Andeas Artal-Tur, and Nicolas Péridy (2015), “Proximity, trade and ethnic
networks of migrants: Case study for France and Egypt”, International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 36,
Issue 4.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2015), "The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Egypt", in Per
Pinstrup-Anderson (editor), Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability, Oxford University
Press .
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F. Nicolas Péridy (2015), “Euro-Mediterranean Trade: Shallow versus Deep
Integration”, in Rym Ayadi, Marek Dabrowski, and Luc De Wulf (editors), Economic and Social
Development of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries, Springer International Publishing
Switzerland.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2014), “Migrants’ Remittances and Their Impact on Development”, in League of
Arab States Regional Report on International Arab Migration 2014: International Migration and
Development, Cairo: League of Arab States, in Arabic, available at http://www.zohry.com/pubs/LASMigration-2014.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2013), “Prospects for Egypt's Integration in the World Economy after the 25 th of
January Revolution: A Political Economy Perspective”, in Michael Gasiorek (editor), The Arab Spring:
Implications for Economic Integration, jointly published by FEMISE, CEPR, and VOXEU, available at
http://www.voxeu.org/sites/default/files/Arab_Spring.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Ibrahim Saif (2013), “The Private Sector in Post Revolution Egypt”, Carnegie
Middle East Center, available at http://carnegieendowment.org/files/egypt_private_sector1.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2013), “Trade and Investment Dynamics in the Southern Mediterranean: No Real
Change After the Arab Spring”, in Silvia Colombo, Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim, Ibrahim Awad, Manfred
Hafner, Simone Tagliapietra, and Leila Nachawati, Regional Dynamics in the Mediterranean and
Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation, Mediterranean Paper Series July 2013, The German Marshal
Fund of the United States and, Istituto Affari Internazionali, available at
http://www.iai.it/content.asp?langid=1&contentid=951 and http://www.gmfus.org/archives/regionaldynamics-in-the-mediterranean-and-prospects-for-transatlantic-cooperation/.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Nicolas Péridy (2013), " The Economic Costs of Climate Change
in MENA countries: A Micro-Spatial Quantitative Assessment and a Survey of Policies”, FEMISE
Project n°34-03, available at http://www.femise.org/PDF/ci2010/FEM34-03.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F., Andrés Artal-Tur, Selim Çagatay, and others (2013), " Tourism industry as an
engine for export-led growth and social development: Analysing its main characteristics and future
prospects for
Mediterranean countries”, FEMISE Project n°35-03, available at
http://www.femise.org/PDF/ci2011/FEM35-04.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Nicolas Péridy (2013), “Trade effects of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs): Some
new insights into MENA countries”, Journal of Economic Integration, Vol.28 No.4, December 2013,
375-392.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2013), “Political Economy of Egypt’s Regional Trade Integration Policy: The
Case of Joining the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement TFTA”, SAIIA Occasional Paper No. 169, South
African Institute of International Affairs, available at http://www.saiia.org.za/occasional-
papers/political-economy-of-egypts-regional-trade-integration-policy-the-case-of-joining-thetripartite-free-trade-agreementand http://www.thetradebeat.com/book/political-economy-ofegypt-s-regional-trade-integration-policy-the-case-of-joining-the-tripartite-free-tradeagreement
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), "Trade Policies in Arab Countries" in Mahmoud Abdel Fadil
(editor), Economic and Social Developmental Policies in Arab Countries: A View on the Future, Cairo:
El-Ein (in Arabic)
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), "The Unexploited Potential: The Case of Egypt", in Goawami, Arti
Grover, Aaditya Mattoo and Sebastian Saez (eds.), Exporting Services: A Developing Country
Perspective, A World Bank Publication, can be read on line:
http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821388167/1?zoomed=&zoomPercent=&zoomX=
&zoomY=&noteText=&noteX=&noteY=&viewMode=magazine
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Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk and Nicolas Péridy (2012), " The Economic Costs of Climate Change in
MENA countries: A Micro-Spatial Quantitative Assessment and a Survey of Policies", FEMISE
Project n°34-03, available at http://www.femise.org
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk and Nicolas Péridy (2012),"The Impact of Non Tariff Measures (NTMs):The
Experience of MENA Countries", study undertaken for ERF.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), "Investigating the Relationship between Trade and Poverty: The
Case of Egypt", in Mahmoud A.T. Elkhafif, Sahar Taghdisi-Rad and Mutasim Elagraa (eds.),
Economic and Trade Policies in the Arab World: Employment, Poverty Reduction and Integration,
London: Routledge.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2012), " Challenges of Services Liberalization in the Multilateral and Regional Contexts:
The Case of Arab Countries", in The Service Sectors, Trade Policy, and the Challenges of Development in the
Arab Region, in Kinda Mohamedieh and Ahmed Ghoneim (eds.), Beirut: Arab NGO Network for Development.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Kinda Mohamedieh (2012), " Domestic Regulations and their Importance for Trade in
Services: The Case of Arab Countries", in The Service Sectors, Trade Policy, and the Challenges of
Development in the Arab Region, in Kinda Mohamedieh and Ahmed Ghoneim (eds.), Beirut: Arab NGO
Network for Development.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk, Javier Lopez Gonzalez, Maximiliano Mendez Para, and Nicolas Peridy
(2011), " Shallow versus Deep Integration between Mediterranean Countries and the EU and within the
Mediterranean Region", CASE Network Report No. 96/2011, Warsaw: CASE, available at
http://www.case.com.pl/strona--ID-publikacje_recent,publikacja_id-34038844,nlang-710.html and at
SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1857488 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1857488
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2011), "The Limits of Trade Policy", in Seheir Kanoush-Habib (editor),
Daring to Care: Reflections on Egypt Before The Revolution And The Way Forward, Cairo: The
Association of International Civil Servants in Egypt.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2011), "Investigating the Needs and Potential Effects of Some Aspects of Deep
Integration in the EU-Egypt Association Agreement and Neighbourhood Policy" in Franco Praussello
(editor), Euro-Meditearean Partnership in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring. Franco Angeli - Milan,
2011, 389 pp.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2011), " Egypt's Prerequisites to Ensure Effective and Fruitful Reform of
Services", in Hana Kheir-El-Din and Naglaa El Ehwany (eds.), Toward More Efficient Services in
Egypt, Cairo: ECES and American University Press. First published as ECES Working Paper No. 149,
Cairo: Egyptian Center for Economic Studies.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2010), "Role of State in Competition and Consumer Protection", in Abdallah
Shihatta (editor), Role of State in a Mixed Economy, Cairo: Partners for Development (PID).
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2010), "Labour Migration for Decent Work, Economic Growth and
Development in Egypt", International Migration Papers No. 106, International Labour Organization
(ILO), Geneva.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2010), "Diversity of Nations and Deviations from Market Principles: Case
of Egypt", in Hino Hiroyuki (editor), Economics of Diversity: Issues and Prospects, Kobe Economic &
Business Research Series No. 18, Kobe: Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration,
Kobe University and Nakamura Printing. ISSN 1348-5040.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), "Research Uptake in an Informal Setting: The Case of Egypt", in Diana
Tussie (editor), The Politics of Trade, The Role of Research in Trade Policy and Negotiations, BRILL
and IDRC.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F., Nicolas Peridy, Corinne Bagoulla, and Heba El-Dikn (2009), "Regional
Integration, Firms' Location and Convergence: The Experience of the Euro-Mediterranean Area",
FEMISE Project n°33-01, available at http://www.femise.org
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), "From EU Association Agreements to EU Neighbourhood Policy and
Union for the Mediterranean: Does Egypt Need This Change in EU Regional Trade Policy?", in
Michele Comelli, Atila Erlap and Cidem Ustin (eds.), The European Neighbourhood Policy and the
Southern Mediterranean, Ankara: Middle East Technical University Press.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Nicolas Peridy (2009), "Regional Integration, Imperfect Competition and
Welfare: The Experience of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area", Economie Appliquee, tome LXII, No.
4, 2009, pp. 131-156.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2009), “Trade Chapter” in Yemen Country Profile, Economic Research
Forum (ERF).
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), “Yemen's integration in the world economy” in Allam Ahmed (editor),
Business Excellence and Competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa, UK: Inderscience
publishers. Available at http://www.inderscience.com/bookseries/books_bec_mena.html#05
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Lobna Abdel Latif (2008), “Competition, Competition Policy and Economic
Efficiency in the MENA Region: The Case of Egypt”, in Khalid Sekkat (editor), Competition and
Efficiency in the Arab World, New York: Palgrave, Macmillan.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), “To What Extent Should Egypt go Deep in Its Free Trade Area with the
United States if Any!!”, Journal of World Investment and Trade, Vol. 9, No. 2 April Edition, pp. 163186. First presented at the American Studies Center Conference entitled “The Arab-American
Relationships: The Status of the Present and the Prospects of the Future”, held at Cairo University, 1920 April, 2006.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Dina Atef Mandour (2008), "Egypt as a Knowledge-based Economy, with
Special Emphasis on the Role of Youth", Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Economics
Department Research Papers Series No. 28, March 2008.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F., Hanaa Kheir-El-Din, Akrum Bastawy, and Lahcen Achy (2008), The Political
Economy of Trade Policy in the Middle East and North Africa: A Study of Selected Sectors in Egypt
and Morocco: A Study of Selected Sectors in Egypt and Morocco, ERF Research Report No. RTTR
2008, available at http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=publication_details&publication_id=940
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), "Can Trade Policy Save Egypt from the World Food Crisis?", Paper
submitted to Social Contract Center Project, Information and Decision Support Center, Cabinet of
Prime Minister.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Nicolas Preidy (2008), "The Greater Arab Free Trade Area: An ex-post
appraisal within an imperfect competition framework", FEMISE Project n°32-03, available at
http://www.femise.org
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Abdallah Shihata (2007), “Institutions, and Economic Reform in Egypt”, in
Moustafa El Saiid (editor), The Institutional Reform and Development in Egypt, Cairo: Partners in
Development.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Omneia A. Helmy (2007), “Maritime Transport and Related Logistics
Services in Egypt: Opportunities and Risks” paper prepared for the Egyptian Center for Economic
Studies (ECES) and the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD).
Available
at
http://www.ictsd.org/dlogue/2007-07-01/Final%20version%20%20Maritime%20and%20Logistics-%2017%20july%202007.pdf. Published as ECES Working Paper
No. 125, and as ICTSD Issue paper No. 8.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2007), “Access to Services and Its Impact on Competitiveness of Egyptian
Firms”, The Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy 1 (2), Fall 2007:203-230, first published as
an American University in Cairo, Social Research Center Working Paper No. 1.
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Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2007), “Economic Performance of the Arabic Translation Industry in
Egypt”, in Najib Harabi (editor), Performance of the Arabic Book Translation Industry in Selected
Arab Countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi-Arabia and Syria, Munich Personal RePEc Archive
(MPRA) paper No. 6707, available at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6707/ MPRA Paper No. 6707
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2007), Handbook on Parliament and International Trade, ECES and UNDP
Special report, available on ECES website: http://www.eces.org.eg
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2006), “Arab Trade Integration in Retrospect:
Comparison with the European Union Experience and Lessons Learnt” in Naglaa El Ehwany (editor),
Integration and Enlargement of the European Union: Lessons to be for the Arab Region, A publication
of the Center of European Studies and Knorad Adenaur Foundation.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2006), “Trade relations Between the European Union
and the Southern Mediterranean Countries: Prospects for Export Based on the Enlargement of the
European Union, the New Neighbourhood Policy and the Barcelona Process in Franco Praussello
(editor), Sustainable Development and Adjustment in the Mediterranean Countries Following the EU
Enlargement. Franco Angeli - Milan, 2006, 540 p.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2006), “Impact of Liberalization of Trade in Services:
Banking, Telecommunications and Maritime Transport in Egypt”, Research project undertaken for
FEMISE. Project Coordinator Subidey Togan Impact of Liberalization of Trade in Services: Banking,
Telecommunications and Maritime Transport in Egypt Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. Available at
www.femise.org.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2006), “The Economic and Regulatory Policy
Implications of Overlapping Preferential Trade Agreements in the Arab Countries: The Case of Egypt”,
Research project undertaken for IDRC. Project Coordinator Hanaa Kheir-El-Din The Economic and
Regulatory Policy Implications of Overlapping Preferential Trade Agreements in the Arab Countries.
Published as ERF Special Report, Research Report Series No. 0425.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Ulrike Grote (2006) “Impact of Labor Standards on Egyptian Exports” in
Grote, Ulrike, Arnab Basu and Nancy Chau (eds.), New Frontiers in Environmental and Social
Labeling, Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag. Also published as ZEF Discussion Papers on Development
Policy Nr. 108, Bonn: University of Bonn. Center of Development Studies (Zentrum fuer Entwicklung
Forschung).
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “Law Making for Trade Liberalization and Investment Promotion in
Egypt” in Noha El Mikawy (editor), The Imperative of Good Governance: Economic Reform, Political
Will, Incentives, & Capacities for Meaningful Participation, ZEF and ERF.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F., and Miria Pigato (2006), "Egypt After the End of the Multiple-Fiber Agreement:
A Comparative Regional Analysis", ECES Working Paper No. 114, Cairo: Egyptian Center for
Economic Studies.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “The Audio-visual Sector in Egypt”, in Guerrieri, Paolo, P. Lelio Iapadre,
and Georg Koopman, Cultural Diversity and International Economic Integration: The Global
Governance of the Audio-Visual Sector, Edward Elgar. First published as “Competition, Cultural
Variety and Global Governance: the Case of the Global Audiovisual System: Case of Egypt”, HWWAReport No. 246, Hamburg: Hamburg Institute of International Economics, ISSN 0179-2253.Research
project undertaken for the IAI and the HWWA.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “Achieving The Two Objectives: Export Promotion and Job Creation”, in
Ibraim Awad (editor), Towards An Employment Policy in Egypt, Cairo: International Labor Office and
haiaa masria Amma llikitab.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Amr Essawy, (2005), “Trade Facilitation and the Integration of Egyptian
Manufacturers in World Trade with Special Emphasis on Port Efficiency, in Heba Nassar (editor),
Revisiting Egypt’s Competitiveness: Te Road Ahead for Building Leading Sectors, Cairo: CEFRS.
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F., Sherine Ghoneim, and Sherif Kamel (2004), “The Impact of the Role of the
Government of Egypt on Electronic Commerce Development and Growth” in The Social and Cognitive
Impacts of e-Commerce on Modern Organizations by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (ed), Idea Group
Publishing.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2004), “Egyptian Exports’ Performance: Has the Economic Reform and
Structural Adjustment Program made a Difference?”, in Aspects of Structural Reform with special
Reference to the Egyptian Economy by Mona El Baradei (ed). First presented at the 8 th Conference of
the Department of Economics, faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University, 13-14
April, 2003.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2004), “Trade Chapter” in Egypt Country Profile:
The Road Ahead for Egypt, a FEMISE project coordinated by Economic Research Forum for Arab
Countries, Iran and Turkey and Institute de La Mediterranne.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “Cultural Industries in Egypt”, in Ghoneim, Ahmed F. et. al, Performance
of Copyright Industries in Selected Arab Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia,
Geneva: Word Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F., Juergen von Hagen, and Susan Wolf (2003), “Trade Relations between the EU
and North Africa”, Chapter 10 of the 2002/2003 The Arab World Competitiveness Report, Oxford:
Oxford University Press printed for the World Economic Forum.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “Rules of Origin and their Impact on Egypt within the context of the EUMed Partnership Agreement”, Journal of World Trade, June 2003 Vol. 37 No. 3, pp. 597-622. First
presented at the annual conference of Economic Research Forum, 14-17 January 2002.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Noha El-Mikawy(2003), “Political Economy Aspects of Trade Reform in
Egypt”, in Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Heba Nassar (2003) (eds.) Institutional and Policy Challenges
Facing the Egyptian Economy, Cairo: Center of Economic and Financial Research, Cairo University
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2002), “Institutional Reform to promote Exports: Egypt and the EU”, in
Handoussa, Heba and Noha El-Mikawy (eds), Institutional Reform and Economic Development in
Egypt: Which Institutions and Why, Bonn: Center for Development Research, Bonn University.
Republished by the American University in Cairo (AUC)
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Heba Nassar (2002), “Trade and Migration, Are They Complements or
Substitutes: A Review of Four MENA Countries”, presented at the University of European Union
Annual Meeting, Florence Italy, 19-24 March 2002. A shorter version is presented at the World Bank
Development Annual Conference (ABCDE Europe) held in Oslo 24-26th June, 2002. Published as ERF
Working Paper No. 0207 and CEFRS Economic Studies Series Vol. (28), Mach 2003
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2002), “Competition Policy or Competition Law: What Does Egypt Really
Need”, Boletín Latinoamericano de Competencia, No. 17, pp. 46-58. First presented at the ERF 9th
Annual Conference held in Sharja, UAE, 26-28 October 2002.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2001), “The Determinants of the Egyptian Exports’ Market Access to the
European Union” Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, Working Paper
Series. (This is a research project undertaken by the author within the context of the FEMISE network)
republished as CEFRS Research Projects Series Vol. (10) Dec.2000
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2000), “Antidumping under the GATT and the European Union Rules: Prospects
for The Egyptian-European Partnership Agreement”, in Heba Nassar and Alfons Naeim (eds.) The
Egyptian Exports and the Challenges of the Twenty First Century, Cairo: Center of Economic and
Financial Research and Studies
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (1995), “The Monetary Side of the Structural Adjustment Program in Egypt and
Its Impact on the Main Macroeconomic Variables”, in: Aliaa El Mahdy (ed.) The Social and Political
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Aspects of the Economic Reform in Egypt, Cairo: Research Center of Developing Countries, Cairo
University, (in Arabic).
Working Papers, Background Papers, Papers presented at National and International Conferences,
and Articles, Research Projects or Chapters in Books to be published:
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2015), “Can the EU help Egypt to Have a Cohesion Policy?” EU Border
Regions,
CeSPI
Working
Paper
No.
9,
available
at
http://www.euborderregions.eu/files/Working%20Paper%209_Ghoneim_Egypt%20and%20Cohesion.p
df
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2015), “The Social Justice in the Capital Market Economy Model”, in The
Social Justice: Concpets and Applications Training Guide, published by the Arab Forum for Studies,
available
at
http://www.afaegypt.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=449:%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B
9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA&Itemid=305#.VND
ZlyxuJuZ
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), “The roots of the economic challenges facing Egypt in the aftermath
of the 25th revolution”, An evolving EU engaging a changing Mediterranean region, Jean Monnet
Occasional Paper No. 09/2014, University of Malta, Institute of European Studies, available at
http://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/221119/JM_Occasional_Paper_no._9_Ghoneim__Published_version.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), “A Critical Review of EU and LAS Economic Policies and their
Governing Institutional Frameworks: Prospects for the Future”, A Study undertaken for the League of
Arab States.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), "Economic Causes and Effects of the “Arab Uprising””, in European
Parliament, Directorate General for External Policies, Policy Department, Workshop on The EuroMed
Region After the Arab Spring and the New Generations of DCFTAs, available at t
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/workshop/join/2014/433756/EXPOINTA_AT(2014)433756_EN.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2013), “Trade Policy Reforms in the Arab Region: Barriers and Priorities”
Background Paper written for Regional Programme Arab States (UNPOS).
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Heba El Deken (2012), " Testing the Relationship between Trade and
Migration Flows: Case Study of Egypt with European Union and Arab Countries", paper presented at
Joint Research Workshop - Université Paris 1 and Cairo University, 27-28 May 2012, Faculty of
Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Hanan Nazier Ramdan (2012), "Can Trade Policy Play a Role in Saving the
Egyptian Economy", paper presented at FEPS Conference entitled: Future of Egypt: A Vision on
Political and Economic Issues, Cairo, FEPS, March 31 st and April 1st.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Asmaa Ezzat (2012), " Growth and Corruption in Arab Countries: What Type
of Relationship Connects Them?", paper presented at CEFRS Conference entitled Towards a
Transparent Economy in Egypt", Cairo University, 27th March 2012
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2012), " The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Egypt", UNU-Wider,
Working Paper No. 2012/96, Helsinki: United Nations University, available at
http://www.wider.unu.edu/stc/repec/pdfs/wp2012/wp2012-096.pdf
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2011), "Challenges Facing Copyright Industries in the Arab World", paper
presented at the Arab Forum on The New Aspects related to Protection of Copyrights and
Neighbouring Rights", organized by the Arab League of Nations, Cairo, 16-17 January, 2011.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2011), "Challenges Facing Migrants' Remittances and how to Overcome Them",
paper presented at the Egyptian Consulting Centre for Emigration Studies, Cairo, 19-20 January, 2011.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), " Impact of Qualifying Industrial Zones on Egypt: A Critical Analysis",
paper presented at the Virtual Institute UNCTAD meeting, Geneva, 4-7 May, 2009.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), " Evaluating the Institutional Framework Governing Migration in Egypt",
paper presented at the Partners for Development Conference on Irregular Migration, Cairo, 10-11 May,
2009.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), "Analysis of NTBs in Euro-Med Zone", in Luc De Wulf and Maryla
Maliszewska (eds.) Economic Integration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, CASE Network Report
No. 89/2009 available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1526992
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), Background Paper on Migrants' Opportunities for Investment in Egypt
Research Project, prepared for American University in Cairo (AUC), Center for Migration and
Refugees Studies.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Abdallah Khattab (2008), “Corruption in the Egyptian Customs System”,
paper presented at the El-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Research Center conference, 27
February 2008, Cairo.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), " Investigating the Needs and Potential Effects of Some Aspects of Deep
Integration in the EU-Egypt Association Agreement and Neighbourhood Policy", paper presented at
the World Bank ABCDE Annual Conference, 9-11 June, 2008, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), "The Role of State in Competition and Consumer Protection", paper
presented at the Partners for Development Conference, 14-15 May, 2008, Cairo.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), "Report on Migration Policies in Egypt", submitted to IEMed, Barcelona.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007) A Trial to Evaluate the Impact of the European Neighbourhood Policy
(ENP) on the South Mediterranean Countries, background paper prepared for ERF on FEMISE Annual
Report, 2006.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F., David Evans, Micahel Gasiorek, Peter Holmes, Sherman Robinson, Jim Rollo,
Leo Iacovone, and Karen Jackson (2006), Assessing Regional Trade Agreements with Developing
Countries: Shallow and Deep Integration, Trade, Productivity, and Economic Performance, DFID
Project Number 04 5881
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006, forthcoming), “Study on Status of Competition in Egypt”, Research project
undertaken for IDRC. Project Coordinator Simon Evenett Promoting Competitive Markets in
Developing Economies.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “The Potential Impacts of the Egyptian-US Free Trade Area on Egyptian
Labor” paper presented at the Public Administration Research and Consultation Center Conference
entitled “The Labor Relations in the Context of Economic and Political Transformations” held at Cairo
University, 12-14 March, 2006.
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), ‘Impact of European Neighbourhood Policy on South Mediterranean
Countries”, Background Chapter for the FEMISE Report on The New Neighbourhood Policy and the
South Mediterranean Countries coordinated by Radwan, Samir and Jean Louis Reiffers, FEMISE.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “The Role of Research in Formulating Trade Policy in Egypt” paper
presented at the workshop on The Use of Research in Trade Policy co-organized by Latin American
Trade Network (LATN) and IDRC, Buenos Aires, July 31 st and August 1st, 2006. Published as
LATIN/FLASCO Working Paper Series No. 80, September, 2007.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “Regional Trade Agreements in the Middle East North Africa (MENA)
region: Are they are Converging or Diverging”, LATN/FLASCO Working Paper Series No. 57, July,
2007
available
at
http://www.latn.org.ar/archivos/documentacion/PAPER_DOC57_WP_Ghoneim_Regional%20trade%2
0agreements%20in%20the%20MENA%20region.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2005), “10 Years After Barcelona Declaration:
Impact on Regional Integration among South Mediterranean Countries and with the European Union”,
Background Chapter for the FEMISE Report on The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, 10 years After
Barcelona, Achievements and Perspectives coordinated by Radwan, Samir and Jean Louis Reiffers,
FEMISE.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “Exports as an Engine for Growth” Background paper for the Egypt
Human Development Report 2005/2006.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “Services as an Engine for Growth” Background paper for the Egypt
Human Development Report 2005/2006.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “Is Political Liberalization a Prerequisite for Economic Liberalization?
The Case of the Arab World” paper presented at the Euro-Mediterranean Economic Transition
Conference, Brussels, 11-12 April, 2005.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk and Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (2005), “10 Years After Barcelona Declaration:
Impact on Regional Integration among South Mediterranean Countries and with the European Union
on Egypt” paper presented at the CEFRS/USAID 4 th Annual conference, Cairo.
Ghoneim, Ahmed, Peter Holmes and Leonardo Iacovone (2005, forthcoming), “TBTs and the
EuroMed: An Empirical Analysis” in Michael Gasiorek (ed.), Trade Integration and Southern
Mediterranean.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F., Michael Gasiorek, Peter Holmes and Leonardo Iacavone (2004), “Dealing with
Technical Barriers to Trade in the EuroMed region” in Gasiorek, Michael et.al The effects of the
Association Agreements on Industries of Mediterranean Partners, Report Submitted to the European
Commission and financed by FEMISE.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2004), “How Does Trade Policy Affect the Election Process in the US?”, paper
presented at the Center for American Studies, American University in Cairo Conference on Elections in
the US, 2-4 October, 2004.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2004), “The Process of Decision Making in the US Agricultural Trade Policy: A
Political Economy Perspective”, Working Paper No. 4, Center of American Studies, Cairo University.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “Helping to Identify the Potential and Mode for Liberalization of Trade in
Services in the Southern Mediterranean Countries: The Case of Egypt”, presented at the University of
European Union Annual Meeting, Florence Italy, 19-24 March 2003. ERF Working Paper No. 3033
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2002), “Audiovisual Sector and the GATS: Case Study of Egypt, Morocco and
Tunisia”, Research Project undertaken in collaboration with the World Bank and the Institute of
International Affairs, Italy.
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Books:
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Kinda Mohamedieh (2012) (eds.) The Service Sectors, Trade Policy, and the
Challenges of Development in the Arab Region, in and Ahmed Ghoneim (eds.), Beirut: Arab NGO Network for
Development.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007), Understanding what are Free Trade Areas with Application to Egypt,
Cairo: Center for Future Studies, Short Book in Arabic.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), On the Liberalization of Trade, Cairo: Center for International Private
Enterprises (CIPE), Short Book in Arabic.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), Democracy and Market Economy, Cairo: Center for International Private
Enterprises (CIPE), Short Book in Arabic
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), (ed.) From Doha to Cancun: The Formulation of the Arab Countries’
Negotiating Position, Proceedings of a Regional Expert Meeting held in Cairo, organized jointly by the
Center Center of Economic and Financial Research, Cairo University and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Heba Nassar (2003) (eds.) Institutional and Policy Challenges Facing the
Egyptian Economy, Cairo: Center of Economic and Financial Research, Cairo University (CEFRS).
Book Reviews:
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007) Book Review of Khalid Ikram, The Egyptian Economy, 1952–
2000 Performance, Policies, and Issues (London/New York: Routledge, 2006), in International Journal
of Middle East Studies, Volume 39 - Issue 04 - 2007
Consultancy and Policy Oriented Commissioned Papers by International Organizations:
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), “The roots of the economic challenges facing Egypt in the aftermath
of the 25th revolution”, An evolving EU engaging a changing Mediterranean region, Jean Monnet
Occasional Paper No. 09/2014, University of Malta, Institute of European Studies, available at
http://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/221119/JM_Occasional_Paper_no._9_Ghoneim__Published_version.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), “A Critical Review of EU and LAS Economic Policies and their
Governing Institutional Frameworks: Prospects for the Future”, study commissioned by the League of
Arab States.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk with the Assistance of Heba El Deken (2013), “Trade Facilitation in Egypt
and the Development of the Suez Canal Corridor Project”, Annex to the Doing Business in Egypt in
2014 Report: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises, Washington D.C.:
International
Finance
Corporation
(IFC),
World
Bank,
available
at
http://www.doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/SubnationalReports/DB14-Egypt.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), Assessment and Mapping of United Nations Research on Youth, UN
ESCWA
Technical
Paper
No.
8,
available
at
http://www.youthpolicy.org/wpcontent/uploads/library/2011_Assessment_Mapping_UN_Research_Youth_Eng.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), "Liberalization of Financial Services, and Especially Banking
Services Among Arab Countries", paper commissioned by the League of Arab States.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), Participating writing the report of Islah II for Business Environment,
commissioned by the IFC for the Alexandria Business Association.
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Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), “Trade Policy Reforms in the Arab Region: Barriers and Priorities”,
Background Paper written for Regional Programme Arab States (UNPOS).
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2011), Implementing Preferential Trade Agreements for Development: Case
Study of Egypt, report prepared for the World Bank.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2011), The Economic Impact of the Current Uprisings in the MENA
Region, Study undertaken for the Western Union.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2011), Harnessing the Industrial Assets of Egypt towards Trade, Report
submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade and commissioned by The International Trade
Centre (ITC)
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2010, forthcoming), "Relationship between Trade, Growth, and Poverty in
Egypt, study undertaken for UNCTAD.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2010), "Growth, Employment, and Unemployment: The Linkages in Egypt
and Sudan", study undertaken for the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk and Hanan Nazier (2010), "Report on Migration Policies of ESCWA
Countries", report submitted to ESCWA, report No: E/ESCWA/SDD/2010/WG.1/3
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk, John Linton and Abdelkrim Ben Fadhl (2010), "Trade Needs Assessment in
Libya", consultancy project carried out for the European Commission via TRANSTEC, Brussels.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2010), " Services in Egypt: Comparative Advantage and Modes of
Exporting Services in Egypt", report prepared for the World Bank.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), Monitoring and Evaluation of the Impact of Trade Policy and Agreements
on the Prospects for Achieving the MDGs in the Arab Region: The Case of Egypt, study undertaken for
UNDP.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), Support for Higher Education in Egypt towards a Knowledge Economy
based on Science and Technology in the Field of Social Science and specifically in International
Economics, Study undertaken for Kobe University, Japan, JICA, and Cairo University.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2009), "Regional Report on NTBs and SPS Measures facing Agricultural
intra-Arab Trade", based on National Reports from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Syria. Report
submitted to World Bank Institute.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2009), "Different Means to Save the Egyptian Textiles and Clothing
Industry from the Financial Crisis", position paper undertaken for the Ready Made Garments Exporting
Council and the Industry Modernization Center.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2009), Lead author and coordinator of National Integrity System Study:
Egypt 2009, Study undertaken for Transparency International.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), "Study on the Status of Four Services Sectors in Egypt:
Telecommunications, Maritime, Postal, Distribution", undertaken for Development Solutions, China
subcontracted by the European Commission.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), coauthoring and participating in training for a Manual on Rules of Origin
and Customs under the Egyptian-EU Association Agreement, undertaken for the European
Commission.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), Framework Document on Agricultural Trade in Arab Countries' Regional
Trade Agreements. Study undertaken for the World Bank
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007), “Europe-South Mediterranean Free Trade Area and Its Impact on the Pan
Arab Free Trade Area” Study undertaken for the League of Arab States.
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Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007), “Building a database for trade in services: financial, telecommunications,
and transport” project undertaken for OECD.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007), “Report on British Gas Operations in Egypt with special emphasis on
Edku site”, a report submitted to British Gas. The report covered the economics of the natural gas in
Egypt, its position in the region, and socio economic assessment of BG operations in Egypt.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “The Economic Performance of the Arabic Translation Industry in
Egypt”, Report submitted to the World Bank.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “The implications of WTO Accession on Yemen’s Bilateral and Regional
Trade, and Investment Agreements” Study undertaken for GTZ/European Commission/ Ministry of
Industry and Trade, Republic of Yemen.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), Study on Intellectual Property and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
in Egypt, submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “Prospects of Yemen joining the Gulf Cooperation Council” Study
undertaken for DFID and the Ministry of Planning, Yemen.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “Raising the Capacity Building of Trade Policy Directorate at the Ministry
of Industry and Trade in Jordan” Study undertaken for UNDP.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “UNIDO Policy Toolbox on Private Sector Development, Country
Report: Egypt”, study prepared for UNIDO head office in Austria.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “Impact of the Multi-Fiber Agreement Removal on Egypt”, Study
undertaken for the World Bank.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “Special Focus: Recent Progress made by ESCWA member countries in
promoting international trade as an engine for development: An Overview of the Trade Policy
Developments in the ESCWA Region” study undertaken for ESCWA head office in Lebanon.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and David Burrer (2004), “Overview of Trade Facilitation in Egypt” Report
submitted to USAID, Cairo.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2004), “The Prospects of Exports in Yemen” study prepared for the UNDP.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2003), Guide on Surveying The Economic
Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries, Geneva: WIPO, I participated as a consultant in 2002
for a working group of experts which helped in developing this Guide.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “Trade in Services Database” project undertaken for the World Bank
Economic Commission of Africa (ECA), (2002) and (2007), Being a co-coordinator and a writer of the
Governance report on Egypt which was part of the African Governance report published by ECA.
Short Articles, Op-eds, Lectures, and, Interviews in Newspapers:
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Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2015), “The Egypt Economic Development Conference: Success or
Failure”, op-ed for Middle East Institute, available at http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypt-economicdevelopment-conference-success-or-failure
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), “Egypt’s Suez Canal Corridor Project”, op-ed for Middle East
Institute (MEI), available at http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypts-suez-canal-corridor-project
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), “Egypt and Subsidies: A Country Living Beyond Its Means”, op-ed
for Middle East Institute (MEI) available at http://www.mei.edu/content/egypt-and-subsidies-countryliving-beyond-its-means
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2014), "The Ready Made Garments Industry in Egypt: Is there a Way to
Save it? ", Egypt Network for Integrated Development, ENID Policy Brief No. 11, available at
http://enid.org.eg/Uploads/PDF/PB11_RMG_industry.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2012), "Should We Borrow from Inside or Outside" Al Ahram El Iktsady,
January 2012.
Ghoneim, Ahmed Farouk (2011), " How can Trade Help to Rebuild and Enhance the Economies of the
Southern Mediterranean Countries?", CASE Network E-briefs No. 08/2011 August 2011, available at
http://www.case-research.eu/upload/publikacja_plik/34985537_Ebrief_2011_8_Ghoneim.pdf
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2010), "Yemen's Prerequisites for Effective Integration in the World Economy",
Orient (German Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture of the Middle East), No. II/2010.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2010), "The Free Trade Area as an Engine of Mediterranean Integration: The
Case of the Agadir Countries’ Association Agreements with the European Union", published in the
Mediterranean Yearbook 2010, IEMed and CIDOB.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), "Role of Public Policies in Facing World Crisis: The Case of Trade
Policy", Policy Brief No. 4, Social Contract Center, available at www.socialcontarct.gov.eg
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), "Liberalization of Trade in Services in Four Arab South Mediterranean
Countries: An Unutilized Vehicle for Intra-regional Trade Integration", written for Egyptian Center for
Economic Studies, published in the Mediterranean Yearbook 2009 in the Euro-Mediterranean Space,
IEMed and CIDOB.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2009), "Impact of European Neighbourhood Policy on Southern Mediterranean
Countries", short paper presented at the experts' conference entitled European Neighbourhood PolicyPotentials and Perspectives, organized by Genshagen Foundation Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik and
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Genshagen, Germany, 3-4 December, 2009.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2008), "The Limits of Trade Policy in Dealing with the Food Crisis", Al-Ahram
Weekly Newspaper, 23-29 October, 2008, Issue No. 919.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007), “Trade relations: Keeping a record of history”, The Bridge, A Bi monthly
review on European Integration, 2nd Quarter, 2007, available at http://www.Bridgemag.com/magazine/
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2007), "Trade in Services" Economic Problems No. 4, ECES and UNDP within
the context of a program to raise the level of public awareness of Parliament members on trade issues,
available at http://www.eces.org.eg
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “Regional Trade Agreements in The Middle East North Africa (MENA)
Region: Are they Converging or Diverging ?” short paper prepared for the first discussion meeting on
global governance and regionalism organized by Latin American Trade Network, Buenos Aires,
Argentina July 28-29, 2006.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “From EU Partnership to EU Neighbourhood: Does Egypt Need This
Change in EU Regional Policy?”, Paper presented at the seminar on From Partnership to
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Neighbourhood: A Better Path for the South Mediterranean Countries? organized jointly by the Center
for European Studies, and Konrad Adenaur Foundation, 7 th of November, 2006.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2006), “Regional Trade Agreements in The Middle East North Africa (MENA)
Region: Are they Converging or Diverging ?” Latin Nexos Edition No. 1 September/October.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2005), “The Nexus between Regional Trade Agreements and Conflicts
Prevention in the Middle East: An Arab Point of View”, Conflict in Focus, Issue No. 6, April 2005,
Jordan: Regional Centre on Conflict Prevention.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Heba Nassar (2004), “Economic Reform in Egypt: Adopting a Participatory
Approach”, paper presented at the Regional Workshop on Economic Reform in the MENA Region,
Creating Linkages between Government, Academics, Civil Society and Policy Makers to meet the
Challenges of Economic Reform. Organized jointly by Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Center for
Economic and Financial Research and Studies, May 2004.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “ Regulation of E-Commerce in Egypt”, World Bank/European
Commission Newsletter on Programme on Private Participation in Mediterranean Infrastructure, Issue
No. 20, October 2003.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “The Failure of Cancun: Benefit or Loss for Egypt?” Delivered at the
Conference on: “ How Egyptian Entrepreneurs Can Deal with Global Economic Challenges” organized
by Young Egyptian Entrepreneurs in Cooperation with Friedrich Naumann Foundation, 18-19 October,
2003. Delivered for a second time at the American University in Cairo in a seminar entitled “Cancun,
what After..”
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003) Interview on Competition Law in Al-Ahram Newspaper 27/11/2003.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003) Is Cancun a Failure: An Arab Economist Perspective, lecture delivered at
the ERF Annual Conference held in Marrakech, 16-18 December, 2003.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “Egypt and the Cancun Ministerial Meeting”, in Ghoneim, Ahmed F.
(2003), (ed.) From Doha to Cancun: The Formulation of the Arab Countries’ Negotiating Position,
Proceedings of a Regional Expert Meeting held in Cairo, organized jointly by the Center Center of
Economic and Financial Research, Cairo University and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2003), “Overview” in Proceedings of Seminar on: Issues on Regionalism and
Multilateralism: Options for Egypt, Cairo: Center of Economic and Financial Research, Cairo
University (CEFRS).
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2002), “SMEs as Copyright Owners and Copyright Users”, WIPO Document No.
WIPO/IP/MOW/02/13, First Presented as a Lecture in the WIPO Forum held in Moscow, 23-25 May,
2002.
Ghoneim, Ahmed F. (2000), “The New Agriculture Negotiations under the WTO Auspices: Egypt
Position and Its Negotiating Strategy”, Siassa Dawlia, January 2000, Issue No. 139, pp. 206-212 (in
Arabic).
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Ongoing Research and Consultancy Projects:
Has been engaged in several research projects related to trade policy, competition, and intellectual
property rights, neighbourhood policy of the European Union (mainly responsible for Egypt) financed
by UNCTAD, IDRC, JICA, WIPO, World Bank, FEMISE, European Commission, COMESA,
ESCWA, WTO, OECD, DFID, GTZ, League of Arab States and UNDP.
Training Experience:
Acted as a trainer on Trade Policy Issues (international consultant) with World Bank, World Trade
Organization, Arab Monetary Fund, Institute of International Law, CUTS, TRAPCA, ITC, and Arab
Planning Institute in a number of Arab and non Arab countries including Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Kuwait, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and India.
Honors and Scholarships:
2014
- Member of the Editorial Board of Global Governance
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Mediterranean Competition Bulletin, European Union
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland.
- Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
-Board member of The Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of
Economics & Political Science, Cairo University.
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
2013
- Member of the Editorial Board of Global Governance
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Mediterranean Competition Bulletin, European Union
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland.
- Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
-Board member of The Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of
Economics & Political Science, Cairo University.
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
2012
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Mediterranean Competition Bulletin, European Union
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Ahmed F. Ghoneim
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland.
- Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
-Board member of The Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of
Economics & Political Science, Cairo University.
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
2011
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Mediterranean Competition Bulletin, European Union
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland.
- Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
- Acting as a referee for FEMISE Internal competition
2010
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Mediterranean Competition Bulletin, European Union
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland.
- Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
- Acting as a reviewer for Routledge publisher
2009
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Mediterranean Competition Bulletin, European Union
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Acting as a referee for The Journal of Common Market Studies
- Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland.
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Ahmed F. Ghoneim
- Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2008
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Acting as a referee for The Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy
- Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2007
- Member of the Board of Directors of FEMISE Research Network as a representative of Cairo
University
- Coordinator of UNCTAD Virtual Institute as a representative of Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2006
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Acting as a referee for the ERF’s Seventh Regional Research Competition
- Acting as a referee for the Mediterranean Politics
- Acting as a reviewer for International Journal of Middle East Studies for a book published by
Routledge
- Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2005
- Member of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Federation of the Egyptian Industries
- Acting as a referee for ERF Annual Conference
- Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2004
- Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2003
- Acting as a referee for the Journal of Development and Economic Policies published by the Arab
Planning Institute in Kuwait
- Acting as a referee for the Journal of Economic Integration published by the Center for International
Economics, Sejong Institution, South Korea
- Chosen to be among the Scientific Committee for the FEMISE Research Projects
- Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
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Ahmed F. Ghoneim
17/6/2002- 23/6/2002
European Union Visitors Program hosted and financed by the European Commission.
17/1/2002Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
01/01/2002- 31/12/2002
Member of the Economic Committee of the Giza Governorate, National Democratic Party.
3/7/2000 - 14/7/2000
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute sponsoring tuition fees,
accommodation and transport for attending a Summer School for Ph.D. Students in Florence, Italy
entitled, The Mediterranean in the 21st Century: Enduring Differences and Prospects for Co-operation.
26/10/1999 - 27/10/1999
Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF) sponsoring tuition fees for
attending a course on the “Macroeconomic Management: Financial Sector Issues” held jointly by the
World Bank and the ERF in Cairo.
29/07/1998 - 10/08/1998
Economic Development Institute of the World Bank sponsoring tuition fees, accommodation and
transport for attending a course on “Globalization and New Trade Agenda” in World Bank,
Washington DC.
09/02/1998 - 14/02/1998
Economic Development Institute of the World Bank sponsoring tuition fees, accommodation and
transport for attending a course on “ New Skills in Economic Growth” in World Bank, Washington
DC.
1/4/1997- 31/1/2001
Scholarship granted from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to pursue Ph.D. in a
German University.
01/09/1993 - 15/12/1994
Scholarship granted by the Dutch government to complete my MA degree in the Institute of Social
Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands.
03/07/1995 - 13/07/1995
Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey sponsoring my attendance of a
Workshop on The Use of Microdata Sets in Labor Economics, Cairo, Egypt.
12/06/1993 - 18/07/1993
United States Information Agency (USIA) sponsoring a training program: “Training
African Leaders on Entrepreneurship” for six weeks in eight states of the U.S.
for Young
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