Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
12 - 18 November 1998
Issue No.403
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Courting confusion
Special courts have been set up to settle investment disputes. But will this move be enough to provide business with the transparent and stable legal environment it needs? Aziza Sami investigates

A step towards free trade
The inauguration of the first international trading point in the 10th of Ramadan City may be a step towards a free economy, but industrialists believe there is still a long way to go. Sherine Nasr reports

Ringing the changes
Mobile phone users were overwhelmed by offers and price plans announced early this week by the two companies operating the GSM system. Niveen Wahish reports
Danish window of opportunity
A delegation from 12 Danish companies visited Egypt last week to discuss economic relations between the two countries. Shaimaa Labib was in tow