The next one should be Eastern rather than Western, an economist rather than a politician, and a visionary rather than a tactician.

The organization must reformulate its mission, moving away from the idea of being the West s Bank, the BRICS Bank, or, for that matter, a bank at all.

In fact, the sick man undeniably European, if not Western could reveal himself to be more resilient, owing to the strength of his own natural defenses democracy and the rule of law.

Technology consultant and digital activist Amr Gharbeia has been tracking these developments and interviewing users across the country to ascertain what exactly is happening and whether the apparent blocks on certain services came as the result of a government order.

On Facebook, Gharbeia wrote that long distance VoIP calls via Skype have been blocked in Egypt since 2010, but that this appeared to have extended to WhatsApp during the first week of October.

The IMF needs a managing director who transcends political logic and can lay out the economics of the new global order. The next one should be Eastern rather than Western, an economist rather than a politician, and a visionary rather than a tactician.