Al-Ahram Weekly Online
9 - 15 May 2002
Issue No.585
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Shock-absorbent economy?
Egypt's economy is becoming increasingly vulnerable to external shocks, deputies have told the house. Now they want to know what the government is going to do about it. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Africa exhibition draws crowds
Egyptian consumers gave African products a vote of confidence when hundreds of visitors filled the Nasr City fair grounds last week for the Eighth Annual African Trade Fair, reports Eman Youssef

Gaining altitude
It was not a breathtaking performance, but at least the market bucked its lengthy declining trend. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Rowing nowhereJust a job
May Day finds Egyptian workers with little to celebrate. Fatemah Farag finds out why

Knocking on the right doors?
The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt sent its annual mission to Washington last week. The delegates urged their hosts to push harder for a settlement to the political crisis gripping the Middle East. Thomas Gorguissian writes from Washington

Canada scouts Egyptian market
A delegation of Canadian businessmen recently visited Egypt to promote bilateral trade and investments. Eman Youssef reports


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