development
Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger
Business
July 1, 2012
Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger
NIAMEY — Egypt's Elsewedy Electric, the Arab world's biggest listed cable maker, plans to enter Niger by investing about US$350…
Salafis in Sinai hold conference on ‘post-revolution aspirations’
Egypt
July 1, 2012
Salafis in Sinai hold conference on ‘post-revolution aspirations’
The Salafi Dawah in Rafah celebrated the presidential victory of Mohamed Morsy on Saturday by holding a conference to outline…
Somalia’s capital enjoys building boom
World
May 6, 2012
Somalia’s capital enjoys building boom
Somalia's last president before the country erupted into decades of war made an ominous warning: Force him from power, and…
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
Business
April 25, 2012
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
More than 90 percent of all companies in Egypt are micro enterprises, meaning they employ less than five people. At…
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
World
April 16, 2012
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip…
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
World
April 5, 2012
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
BRASILIA - Brazil wants emerging economic powers to rally around a single candidate to lead the World Bank as developing…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Environment
April 3, 2012
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh
Egypt
April 3, 2012
SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh
Egypt's SODIC, the country's third-biggest listed developer, said on Tuesday a court ruling that fined and sentenced its former chairman…
Urban planners are strategizing for the future of Cairo’s development
Environment
March 8, 2012
Urban planners are strategizing for the future of Cairo’s development
It’s no secret that Cairo’s urban landscape and architectural heritage has been severely mismanaged over past decades. Beautiful structures and…
Court ruling on former housing minister 29 March
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Court ruling on former housing minister 29 March
The Cairo Criminal Court will issue its verdict in the two cases against former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman on…