Balancing act
By Aziza Sami

Poor standards?
Allegedly relying on outdated figures and ignoring recent improvements, Standard & Poor's has produced a dubious forecast for Egypt's economy, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek

Going global
Orascom Telecom made its debut on both the Egyptian and the London Stock Exchange this week. Niveen Wahish reports

COMESA comes into its own
The problems facing Egypt's small and medium sized enterprises in trading with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are daunting. But as Mona El-Fiqi writes, the future looks somewhat brighter

Ensuring growth
Experts agree that Egypt should enhance its insurance sector to guarantee economic growth. Shaimaa Labib reports