Reasons to be cheerful?
By Aziza Sami

Private sector in the limelight
While the government offered little new at this year's Euromoney conference, the private sector announced a wide range of initiatives. Sherine Abdel-Razek attended

Banking on improvements
All of the woes facing the Egyptian economy seem to have fallen into the lap of the banking sector, writes Niveen Wahish

More plastic money
Banks and credit card companies are expanding the possibilities for payment with plastic in Egypt. Shaimaa Labib reports

Back to school Egypt's first "Back to school" fair, which closed last week after a run of 15 days, attracted as many as 300,000 visitors daily to its site at the Nasr City Fair Grounds, reports Eman Youssef

Calling made easy
Amira Howeidy reports on Egypt's first electronic telephone directory

Ready to go
Egyptian and European businessmen gathered this week to pledge readiness for the launch of the Medpartenariat programme scheduled for October. Shaimaa Labib reports

Nothing to worry about
Europeans are up in arms over the cost of oil in their countries. Sherine Nasr looks into the impact of this situation on Egypt

Up in the air
Major changes are under way in the Egyptian aviation sector, but much needs to be done if it is to stand up to international competition

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