Al-Ahram Weekly

Beware the lure of globalism
The Shura Council has debated reports warning the government to relinquish market capitalism as Egypt's economic policy for the new millennium. Gamal Essam El-Din attended the Consultative House's firy session

Regulations hinder telecom sector
The third Cairo '99 Telecomp trade fair reflected the rapid growth of Egypt's telecommunications sector, but excessive regulations still stand in the way of further development, Amira Howeidy writes

Fool's gold
A report on the state of the Egyptian gold market was recently discussed at a meeting held in Switzerland. But little is being done to address the serious problems now faced by this age-old industry, explains Sherine Nasr

UK businessmen pitch in
In an attempt to promote economic relations between Egypt and Britain, a high-level British trade and investment mission is scheduled to visit Cairo next week. --read on--

Food exports slide
The food Industries Chamber is seeking to encourage food exports --read on--