Shura debates agricultural marketing The Shura Council this week witnessed a heated debate on how modern marketing techniques can influence Egypt's agricultural exports. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

The mortgage solution The People's Assembly is scheduled to discuss Egypt's first mortgage draft law soon. The ultimate solution to the country's real estate problems, argues Amira Shalaby, lies in a well-defined mortgage system

Tenants' fate As the Supreme Constitutional Court looks into the agricultural tenant law implemented two years ago, critics say it has benefited neither farmers nor the economy. Sherine Nasr reports

'More power for the 21st century' Multinational companies were out in force at a major power exhibition in Cairo last week. Shaimaa Labib reports

Quest for cleaner products' The Federation of Egyptian Industries organised a seminar last week in which environmental experts debated pollution problems