Al-Ahram Weekly

Government measures to combat the recession draw a mixed response. The market remained cool while parliamentarians questioned the measures announced to fund debt repayments

A culture of blame
By Aziza Sami

Pumping the message
The week long budget debate was used by MPs to scrutinise the government's economic record, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

Waiting for action
Heard it before, appeared to be the response of the markets to recent government announcements, suggests Sherine Abdel-Razek

Private capital
In a move to raise funds for debt repayment, the government is planning a host of privatisations, including utilities, oil distributors and refineries. Robert Wagner identifies likely hurdles in the coming period