Tip of the iceberg
The financial sector has reacted with further tremors to the Supreme State Security Court verdicts on the "loan deputies" case.

Questionable optimism
The government is banking on the petroleum sector to bolster Egypt's dwindling foreign currency reserves. Aziza Sami wonders if this is realistic

Small is beautiful
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are potentially powerful engines of growth. Shaimaa Labib and Sherine Nasr look at two initiatives

Money, money, money
Due to the protracted liquidity crisis, people fear they will never get paid. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Here's looking at you
As USAID enters the final stage of its operations in Egypt, development strategy will shift from large projects to small and medium sized enterprises. Sherine Nasr talks with Richard Brown, the USAID director in Egypt

Drop us a line
Quicker than anyone expected, the cost of mobile phone lines is dropping. Niveen Wahish tracks their course

Oil twilight, gas dawn
Osman leads
More power
24 hr banking
Alexandria to Marseilles