Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
3 - 9 September 1998
Issue No.393
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Resisting the Russian bug
Global markets have come down with a bad case of financial influenza. Sherine Abdel-Razek assesses Egypt's chances of avoiding the bug 		A breath of fresh air
Cairo's air is clogged with dubious emissions -- but not for much longer. Sherine Nasr investigates
How bad is dirty money?
A draft law aimed at combating money laundering has been put on hold because of disagreement over the need for it. Sahar El-Bahr reports

Laundry

 Mixed appraisal
A summary of a report issued by the Egyptian Centre for Economic Studies (ECES) said that although Egypt has achieved economic stability and reduced its inflation rate, thus catching up with other fast-growing economies, it still suffers from problems which can hinder growth --read on--

A single voice
The ministerial privatisation committee has recently forbidden officials in holding and affiliate companies to make any comment on performance-related issues in an attempt to avoid potentially damaging effects such comments may have on share prices. --read on--