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Cairo Talks on Transformation and Change (CTTC) is a regularly held platform to analyse the ongoing changes and assess the perspectives of political transition in Egypt. It is jointly organised by the Cairo Offices of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Freie Universität Berlin, and the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB), and takes place on the premises of the German Science Centre (DWZ).Have a look at our 12th CTTC session which took place on 10 December 2013 entitled "It's the economy, stupid! - How political conflict affects economic development in Egypt - and reverse".Moderated by Florian Kohstall (FU Berlin), the discussion took place between Dr. Stephan Roll, Research Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, and Prof. Samer Atallah, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, School of Business at the American University in Cairo.