Here to stay

Against the clock
Some say that time is running out for OPEC. But OPEC is setting a course for a new era as it prepares for its Friday meeting in Cairo, reports Gamal Nkrumah

Sweet deal gone sour
The acquisition talks between the Egyptian American Bank (EAB) and the UK-based Standard Chartered Bank came to a dramatic end last week. Only a few hours after a statement was released by the Egyptian Stock Exchange announcing that Standard Chartered had called off plans to buy EAB, James Vaughn, managing director of EAB died suddenly, reportedly of natural causes. --read on--

Plugging the gaps
A taxing new year

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