Hello 2013: From Arab Spring to Arab Winter | beyondbrics

On my most recent trip to Egypt in early December, I arrived in Cairo a few days after President Mohamed Morsi announced that he was assuming dictatorial powers over the writing of the new Egyptian constitution.

However, during our company visits, we found that, surprisingly, it was business as usual in Egypt.

A pharmaceutical company we visited was operating at full capacity. An automobile assembly plant was humming along, and its newly-appointed Turkish manager told us about its expansion plans. The traffic on the streets was as busy as our previous visits to Cairo. This does not mean that the situation in Egypt hasn’t been worse or that renewed conflict won’t take place – but from my perspective, things seemed fairly orderly.
Hello 2013: From Arab Spring to Arab Winter | beyondbrics