Hot air
By Aziza Sami

Raising the bar
Electronic bar-codes will soon become an international trade requisite. Aziza Sami notes that the barriers to implementation are indicative of the constraints frustrating greater IT development

Business, Italian style
Egypt vies to reinforce trade relations with Italy. Shaimaa Labib reports on a seminar held in Cairo

A 'golden' opportunity lost
A chance to host a highly lucrative international jewellery exhibit was wasted last week. Will Egypt ever become the regional trade hub it so aspires to? Sherine Nasr wonders

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Natural gas galore
Indian investment
Wiring Africa
Japanese funds flow in