Al-Ahram Weekly Online
21 - 27 February 2002
Issue No.574
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Interest rate inferno
A cut in interest rates and a reduction of reserve requirements have been touted by experts as the key to overcoming the current economic standstill. Niveen Wahish looks into the proposal

Spinning the yarns overrated, overprotected
Our textile industry is in tatters, and getting the wrong stitches, argues Salah Al-Amrousy

Mobile mania's new buzzword
Mobile mania in Egypt has come in several stages. Yasmine El-Rashidi looks at the phase that comes next

Is a saviour needed?
As expected, the government's policy statement to the People's Assembly was met by a barrage of criticism from most opposition MPs. Gamal Essam El-Din gauges the reaction on the left

Income tax enigma
Egypt's income tax law is once again under scrutiny and reconstruction. Sherine Nasr wonders if a new law will help untangle the nation's twisted tax system

Sitting pretty
Investors are sitting on their holdings until the government's response to the Sharm El-Sheikh conference is clear. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Briefs
Djezzy GSM
Saudi-Egypt trade


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