Al-Ahram Weekly
18 - 24 February 1999 Issue No. 417
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
AmCham keeps knocking For the 16th consecutive year, an American Chamber of Commerce delegation heads for the US. Will it succeed in boosting the chronically low level of American investments in Egypt? Aziza Sami investigates
Banks push euro Egyptian bankers are urging customers to invest in the new European single currency, writes Niveen Wahish
Market confidence returns The past two months' market revival is probably a trend rather than a short-lived rally. Sherine Abdel-Razek examines market performance throughout January
UK-Egypt 'connect' On the heels of a high-level British business delegation's visit, British Minister of Trade Brian Wilson was in Cairo this week in an ongoing drive to boost economic ties between Egypt and the UK. Mona El-Fiqi reports
'Merge or die' The Shura Council this week debated the impact of global economic mergers on developing nations' industries. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Banking trail-blazer resigns' In a sudden and unexpected move, Adel El-Labban, Commercial International Bank's (CIB) managing director and board member, resigned this week, triggering speculation about the reasons behind his resignation and who his successor might be.--read on--
Prescriptions for progress What Egypt as an emerging market can do to avoid economic turmoil was the main theme of a seminar attended by Sherine Nasr
