Portals here, there, everywhere
Portals, agreements and regional cooperation dominated Gitex Cairo. Amira Howeidy attended

Double-bind
By Aziza Sami

Spiking the copyists
While copyright protection has progressed in a few Arab countries infringements remain endemic, reports Niveen Wahish

Chasing the elusive return
Egyptian and French businessmen agree that the Egyptian tourism industry must be strengthened, writes Shaimaa Labib

One stop shopping
If construction activity is anything to go by, the slump in the takings of high street retailers is failing to dampen investors' taste for shopping malls, reports Eman Youssef

Not so inscrutable liquidity
Is Egypt on a slippery South East Asian slope? Niveen Wahish looks at the roller coaster ride so far

The recession has triggered a tirade of parliamentary criticism with the economy minister at its center. Reporting from the People's Assembly, Gamal Essam El-Din also spoke to Mahmoud Abul-Nasr, Chairman of the Planning and Budget committee who recently took political and economic circles by surprise when he accused the previous government of gross economic mismanagement
People's Assembly rounds on Ghali
Redrawing plans