13 - 19 June 2002
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Youssef Boutros-Ghali Weathering tough times
The Egyptian economy is in a slowdown, not a crisis. In fact, Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros-Ghali tells Niveen Wahish, the economy is behaving quite predictably

Rumpus before recess?
Three controversial bills are coming up for parliamentary debate before the People's Assembly goes into summer recess at the end of this month. Gamal Essam El-Din investigates

Egypt-US: no FTA in sight
Robert Zoellick is the first US trade representative to visit Egypt. Yet Egypt is still no closer to a free trade agreement. Niveen Wahish reports

Pushing exports ahead
The new industrial zones law recently passed by the People's Assembly has been met with mixed reactions. Mona El-Fiqi reports

No longer a taboo
Is the national carrier being shaken up in the aftermath of Tunis? A presidential decree has been issued to convert EgyptAir into a holding company, while reform plans aim at internal change. Amira Ibrahim reports

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