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The Egyptian economy, society and culture
"To do nothing rash appears the order of the day among Arab states..."
El Ahram characterization of a Sept 2009 report by Dina Ezzat
| The Egyptian Economy Articles from El Ahram Weekly Growing out of trouble
Egyptian
e-knowledge - Nader Habib April 2009 Achieving high growth rates is the only way
Egypt can fight the twin tests of an ever-increasing population and
spiralling unemployment rates, Minister of Economic Development Osman
Mohamed Osman tells Mona El-Fiqi December 2009
Market report December 2009 The way forward Dubai's debt woes The Arab region, Egypt included, has untapped potential just waiting to be exploited, Sherine Nasr reports - December 2009 Dubai's financial crisis caused havoc to stock markets worldwide, and Egypt is no exception, Sherine Nasr reports - December 2009 A place to invest Is Africa the coming haven for private equity funds? Experts chart the potentials and hurdles, Sherine Nasr reports - November 2009 A strategic alliance Economic cooperation between China and Africa is gaining ground, Sherine Nasr reports from Sharm El-Sheikh - November 2009 Recession brings inflation?
One year after the peek of the international financial crisis that
pushed prices down worldwide, Egypt seems to be grappling with
inflation. Mona El-Fiqi investigates why - October 2009 Take the money Big donors are lining up to fund small and medium sized region-focussed enterprises, Mona El-Fiqi reports - October 2009 Sticky business Figures released by the oil industry may reveal some controversial facts, Sherine Nasr reports - September 2009 Relief for now
Following the global financial meltdown of a year ago, experts are now
breathing a sigh of relief for having been spared the worst. What was a
doomsday scenario has turned into optimism on the assumption that
things will not get any worse. Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry
Rachid Mohamed Rachid speaks to Niveen Wahish about the road the country needs to take to get its growth rate back up to job-generating levels - September 2009 More taxes still The government is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to raise revenues. Niveen Wahish examines the most recent addition to the tax system: the real estate tax - August 2009 Recommendations for USAID Sayed Attia sheds light on the role played by USAID in the development process in Egypt - August 2009 Feeling the pinch Rice exporters are harshly affected by a government decision to double export duties, Eman Youssef reports - August 2009 A true picture of business Building a business-enabling environment depends on knowing what challenges businessmen face, Mona El-Fiqi reports - July 2009 Businessmen reject anti-monopoly bill
Prominent businessmen intervened just one day ahead of the end of the
parliamentary session to delay a legislative amendment aimed at
toughening penalties on monopolistic practices, Gamal Essam El-Din reports - July 2009 Big efforts for small industries
Government bodies concerned with small enterprises joined forces with
international agencies to give the SMEs sector in Egypt a boost - July 2009 Parliament takes stock
Economic and fiscal laws dominated the legislative agenda of the
2008-2009 parliamentary sessions that drew to a close last week, Gamal Essam El-Din reports - June 2009 More work needed While some positive moves have been made, Egypt's budget for 2009-2010 leaves some demands unmet, writes Abdel-Fattah El-Gibali - June 2009 Best show in Old Vic
The 13th COMESA summit in Zimbabwe is aimed at establishing a customs
union and facilitating African economic integration, writes Gamal Nkrumah - June 2009 'The client is now the boss' Reluctant to deal with the customs authority? Think again. Sherine Nasr finds out that foreign trade's worst enemy is now transforming itself into its best friend - May 2009 Better days ahead A nationwide attempt to create more and better jobs for young people in Egypt is gaining momentum, Nesmahar Sayed reports - May 2009 Food security is national security Nader Noureddin argues that Egypt needs a new healthy agricultural policy that prioritises poverty reduction and food security - May 2009 Betting on infrastructure Infrastructure projects are bringing the Union for the Mediterranean closer together, Sherine Shoukry reports - May 2009 Wheat troubles
Angered by wheat procurement prices for this year, more wheat growers
are expected to withdraw from the market the coming season, reports Sherine Nasr - April 2009 Privitising Egyptian gas/oil sector? - Sherine Nasr March 2009 2009-2010 budget to Parliament - Niveen Wahish March 2009 Remittances and the world financial crisis - Nesmahar Sayed March 2009 Growth predicted to be 3.5% in 2009 - Niveen Wahish February 2009 Estimating the Eyptian economic slowdown - Niveen Wahish February 2009 The latest chapter in the saga of gas exports to Israel - Amr Kamal Hamouda Jan 2009 Not at the WTO altar - Niveen Wahish January 2009 Innovate or bust - Sherine Nasr December 2008 The third wave of entrepreneurship - Carl Schramm November 2008 Gas exports to Israel - Sherine Nasr November 2008 Egyptian exports/imports and the economic slowdown - Mona El-Fiqi October 2008 Egypt does it again: top performer in economic reform - Samir Radwan September 2008 Egypt leading regional economic reform - Sherine Nasr September 2008 Egypt tops southern Mediterranean economic reform - Mona El-Fiqi September 2008 The cement monopoloy - Mona El-Fiqi August 2008 On Egyptian inflation since the 1990s - Mona El-Fiqi August 2008 Less than minimum wage for some government jobs - Mona El-Fiqi July 2008 The cost of soaring grain prices to the world's poor - Sherine Nasr July 2008 Unemployment amongst educated youth - Sherine Nasr July 2008 Protecting social welfare - Sherine Abdel-Razek June 2008 The 2008-2009 budget - Sherine Abdel-Razek June 2008 Whither Africa's bounty? - Rehab Ahmed June 2008 USAID in Upper Egypt - Mohamed El-Sayed May 2008 Promising economic outlook offsetting explosive politics - Sherine Abdel-Razek May 2008 US has no free trade agreement with Egypt - Ashraf Swelam May 2008 El Ahram Weekly on Egyptian economics, politics, society and culture - Nader Noureddin April 2008 The Price of oil - Hussein Abdallah April 2008 Small and medium sized business sector - Sherine Nasr January 2008 Agrarian reform - Serene Assir January 2008 The future of Egypt's freshwater resources - Rehab Sayed Ahmed January 2008 Commodity shortages (rice) - January 2008 Unrest over basic commodity prices - Mohamed El-Sayed January 2008 Stressed out about subsidies - Reem Leila January 2008 The future of commodity subsidies - Mona El-Fiqi January 2008 Globalisation and safety nets for the poor - Gamal Essam El-Din January 2008 Renewable energy issues - Sherine Nasr January 2008 Economic report card - December 2007 The year in review - Assem El-Kersh December 2007 The year in review - Hassan Nafaa December 2007 Cairo University's 100th Anniversary - Mursi Saad El-Din December 2007 Egyptain Politics Articles from El Ahram Weekly Analyse that
Scholars are retreading the same old ground, calling for
democratisation and human rights in the Arab world without effectively
explaining their absence, writes Amr Hamzawy - November 2009 Dissenting brothers This great challenge
Media in the service of the nation is the core mission of Al-Ahram and
the watchword to safeguard in an era founded on constant change, writes
Abdel-Moneim Said, Al-Ahram's new chairman of the board - July 2009 Beyond politics Increasingly, people are being bought and sold in the streets of our cities, writes Ramzy Baroud June 2009 Growing in crisis Caught in two minds
Political Islamists across the region face challenges in terms of
accessing public life, but signs are that the challenges are allowing
them to mature, writes Amr Hamzawi May 2009 The Muslim Brotherhood's reaction to the Hizbullah controversy reveals
that until now the movement is split in its strategic outlook between
two opposing political directions, writes Amr Hamzaw April 2009 Is business a liberalising force?
The ascendance of a business class in other parts of the world has
fostered democracy. Can the same happen in the Arab world, asks Amr Hamzawy February 2009 For citizen and country Egypt's ruling party is still out of touch, oblivious to the demands and opposed to the rights of the people, writes Khalil El-Anani October 2008 In Focus: Sea change at the top
Egypt will ricochet from disaster to disaster until it accepts that the
poor are not a problem, but part of the solution, writes Galal Nassar - October 2008 The popular pawn Fixing
the Gaza crossing (without much American help) - January 2008
Future options for the Muslim Brotherhood will largely depend on how
the prevailing regime assesses and tries to secure its own position,
writes Ammar Ali Hassan February 2008 A boy's life in the Egyptian gulags and since - Sahar El-Bahr January 2008 EU criticism of Egyptian human rights record - Gihan Shahine 2008 Towards a freer press - Gamal Essam El-Din 2008 Independence of the judiciary - Mona El-Nahhas 2008 The year in review - Assem El-Kersh December 2007 The year in review - Hassan Nafaa December 2007 The human rights record - Gamal Nkrumah 2007 Tax workers strike - Serene Assir 2007 Students strike - Reem Leila 2007 On the Nazif government - Gamal Essam El-Din 2007 Egyptian Health Issues Articles from El Ahram Weekly Bird flu - Reem Leila 2008 Bird flu - Reem Leila 2008 |