Al-Ahram Weekly Online
31 Jan. - 6 Feb. 2002
Issue No.571
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On the home front
The door will soon open to imports from all corners of the world. Sherine Nasr wonders if the "Made in Egypt" label will be strong enough to withstand the competition

Shura's urgent agenda
The Shura Council emphasised this week that greater government measures are still needed to counter the effects of the global downturn. Gamal Essam El-Din reports on an agenda that aims to tackle economic concerns

Bulls becoming bears
The gloomy economic atmosphere is depressing the capital markets. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

The gas solution
As countries around the region tumble over each other to announce their gas development plans, Jasper Thornton checks out Egypt's latest move

France buys Egyptian gas
Last monday, French state company Gaz de France signed a deal to import 3.6 million tonnes of liquified natural gas from Egypt every year for 20 years --read on--

Silicon Valley, Silicon Pyramid
New York, Los Angeles, and India have all claimed places for themselves as silicon-somethings of the world. Now Egypt is trying to claim its own snippet of the scene, too. Yasmine El-Rashidi takes a peek

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