Coptic Christian protesters clashed with pro-government forces Oct. 9, killing at least 23 people and injuring 180. If reports of protesters using firearms and violence against security forces are true, this would mark a distinct change in the tactics of such dissenters, as opposition forces may be turning more violent ahead of scheduled parliamentary elections. However, the violence will likely ultimately help the ruling military council, providing it an excuse to slow its plans to hand over power and possibly rallying support from parts of the Egyptian population.
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Egypt’s economy has received a much-needed boost with the promise of aid and loans from the international community. Still the onus of recovery rests with the Egyptian authorities to ensure that the economy goes through this transitional period, without too much damage.

More importantly, the aid gives the authorities the room to build the foundation of a robust economy ready to take its rightful place as a robust emerging market. Read More Here

While Egypt’s transition is heartening, there are 11 key challenges and issues it needs to address to ensure the country’s enormous potential is harnessed.
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Reading McKinsey’s Urban World: Mapping The Power Of Cities convinces us that the world will belong to China by 2025 - we will just be living in it. Forget the Middle East and its oil wealth, or Latin America with its flair, charm and commodity-fuelled brilliance, or even India with its bursting economic ingenuity and labour power - China will dominate the proceedings. Read More Here