A war against the money launderers
Egypt has passed a new law to combat money laundering. Mahmoud Mohieddin looks at the issues

A closer look
John Sfakianakis comments on the controversial UNDP Arab Development Report issued earlier this month

New measure to revive the bourse
The government has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at resurrecting Egypt's flagging bourse. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Sliding into the fourth world
Industrialisation in the Arab world has fallen way behind other developing countries. This is the cause of the region's chronic underdevelopment, writes Salah El-Amrousi