Crises, currencies and candy
As the global market struggles to pick itself up from the 11 September knockout, people around the world are fighting to regain local ground. Yasmine El-Rashidi takes a look at what the financial turbulence has done to Egyptians

Golden fleece?
The spat over a new levy on gold reveals how full of pitfalls taxing industry has become. Sherine Nasr investigates

Improving aid prospects
USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, who is in charge of overseeing the US's economic assistance programmes worldwide, stopped in Cairo last week as Egypt garnered increasing international support for the economy. He spoke exclusively to Aziza Sami

The unemployment conundrum
While economists and labour experts may haggle over unemployment figures, they concur that thoroughgoing economic reform is the only solution. Niveen Wahish reports

The clever people
As the winds of global economic turmoil continue to blow, economic researchers are struggling to keep their thinking hats on. Yasmine El-Rashidi joins one think-tank fiesta, listening in on what the experts believe is the key to building, or rebuilding, for the future

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