A blueprint for reform
The economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region leave a lot to be desired. Niveen Wahish checks out a report that reviews the status of those economies and offers policy recommendations

Skirting the dead end
The government's role as caretaker can only be reconciled with the requisites of economic reform if the prevalent public sector mentality is relinquished. Talaat Abdel-Malek writes

IMF optimistic on global economy
The world economy may be on the road to recovery, a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report concludes

Egypt's trade offices: The key to boosting exports?
Can trade representation offices abroad help boost Egyptian exports in international markets? Sherine Nasr investigates

A new law for the "New Economy"
The new intellectual property law, its benefits to business and ability to attract foreign investment were the themes of a recent seminar. Mona El Fiqi attended

A glimmer of hope
A set of new regulations have injected some optimism into the market, even if transactions remained dispirited. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports