Retail therapy
By Aziza Sami

One step forward, one back?
Are the goals of curbing the declining value of the pound and making foreign currency available compatible? Niveen Wahish looks at the Central Bank of Egypt's recent measures

Sweet relief
In an attempt to curb the sugar shortage, the government has cut tariffs on imported sugar. Mona El Fiqi reports

Market Focus
For the third consecutive week, the market has continued its upswing. Sherine Abdel-Razek sums up the good news

The view from within
By John Bond

Contradictions of COMESA
The creation of a COMESA free trade area might not be the panacea for Africa's economic ills, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Mediterranean online
Egypt is poised to be IT's gateway to the Middle East, experts say. Eman Youssef, in Milan, reports on the second largest IT exhibition in the world

A golden opportunity
Duties on gold were recently reduced for the second time in five years. Examining the implications of the latest measure, Sherine Nasr asks people in the industry how it will impact on them

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