Al-Ahram Weekly

Active month holds promise Developments during the last six weeks are expected to have a positive impact on the immediate future of the Egyptian capital market. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports	Shura debates maritime transport After four days of heated debates, the Shura Council has urged the government to exercise caution in privatising the maritime transport sector. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Arab businesswomen unite An Arab businesswomen's conference turned into a forum for debating women's issues in addition to broader economic concerns. Shaimaa Labib attended

Ripe for green investment
Egypt is increasingly becoming a promising market for investment in the environmental field. Sherine Nasr talks to members of a US trade mission who were in Cairo recently to study the potential.--read on--

UNIDO in Cairo
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has opened its first field office in Cairo to promote closer industrial cooperation between the government, the private sector and the academic community. --read on--