development
Govt says it won’t relinquish national assets for debt relief
Business
June 12, 2011
Govt says it won’t relinquish national assets for debt relief
Egypt’s government has ruled out the possibility of ceding public assets and companies in return for debt relief. Minister of…
Egypt’s new budget falls short of hopes
Business
June 8, 2011
Egypt’s new budget falls short of hopes
When Finance Minister Samir Radwan announced earlier this week the interim government’s budget proposals for the coming fiscal year, he…
Egypt woos US investors with national development plans
Business
June 8, 2011
Egypt woos US investors with national development plans
The Egyptian government is set to announce several large-scale projects over the next few weeks that will be implemented as…
A new beginning for Egyptian tourism
Opinion
June 1, 2011
A new beginning for Egyptian tourism
In the recent flurry of reports about Egypt’s impending economic challenges, many have highlighted the damage done to the tourism…
Minister calls for founding Arab organization to address unemployment
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Minister calls for founding Arab organization to address unemployment
Egypt's manpower minister on Monday called for establishing an Arab organization to work on economic integration for resolving the unemployment…
Good morning, Sinai
Opinion
April 26, 2011
Good morning, Sinai
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf did well by visiting Sinai on 25 April, a day that marks the peninsula’s liberation from…
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
Life & Style
April 23, 2011
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the central gathering point for recent protests that resulted in former President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, on Thursday,…
Egypt’s demographic gift
Opinion
March 31, 2011
Egypt’s demographic gift
It’s perhaps a matter of fortune that the most important revolution in Egypt’s recent history would coincide with the period…
EXCLUSIVE: Sinai tribes warned of violence following Gaza wall construction, new WikiLeaks cable reveals
Egypt
December 2, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: Sinai tribes warned of violence following Gaza wall construction, new WikiLeaks cable reveals
Sinai community leaders have warned US officials that Egypt's plan to build an underground steel wall along the Gaza border…
Boutros Ghali: Egypt’s development makes America safer
Egypt
November 5, 2010
Boutros Ghali: Egypt’s development makes America safer
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali wrote that Egypt's political future "has become a hot topic in Washington as parliamentary and presidential…