Al-Ahram Weekly

To the rescue
OPEC is slashing its oil exports in a desperate bid to shore up crude oil prices and major non-cartel exporters, including Russia, are also pledging support. Gamal Nkrumah reports

Bad news for bankers
The Capital Market Authority (CMA) is looking closely at transactions that took place in Egyptian American Bank (EAB) shares just before the UK-based Standard and Chartered announced that it was pulling out of negotiations to acquire the bank --read on--

Egypt and Morocco to boost bilateral relations
High-level consultations between Egyptian and Moroccan officials next week are expected to take bilateral relations to new heights. Eman Youssef reports

Consultancy has mixed results
Sherine Nasr looks at the successes and failures of a joint Egyptian-European programme which aimed at upgrading private sector performance

New stations
The Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat) and the Egyptian Middle East Tankage and Pipeline (MEDTAP) last week signed a letter of understanding under which Emarat will set up 69 service stations throughout the country by 2007 --read on--

The year's hot potato
Will the devaluation of the pound continue to cast its shadow during the new year? asks Aziza Sami

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 3 - 9 January 2002 Issue No.567
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