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Sara Ashour

Ms. Sara Ashour

A trade policy analyst and negotiator at the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry with more than nine years of experience in trade agreements, rules of origin, and trade facilitation. Furthermore, through working within various developmental organizations and her experience within the International Labour Organization, she developed significant experience in development issues specifically, children’s rights, health rights, and gender issues. Besides currently being a Ph.D. SAGE Fellow, she holds an M.A in Development and Governance from University of Duisburg Essen in Germany and a B.A. in Political Science from Cairo University. Her Ph.D. research focuses on trade policies and their effect on food security and climate mitigation efforts within the Jordan river Basin.

Cairo, Egypt

Current professional activity

  • Trade Policy Analyst – Ministry of Trade and Industry


Languages Rating 1-10

Arabic
speaking: mother tongue (10)
writing: 10
English
speaking: mother tongue (10)
writing: 10
German
speaking: 6
writing: 6
French
speaking: 2
writing: 2

Publications

Managing Import Dependency Risks in Contexts of Polycrises: The Case of Jordan

This study examines the critical role of trade facilitation in enhancing food security in Jordan, a country where 90% of essential food items are imported. Despite being a regional leader in implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), Jordan faces...