Sales tax brawls
One month after its application, the business community and the government are locked in a dispute over the workings of the sales tax, Sherine Nasr writes

The deficit: no problem
Minister of Finance Medhat Hassanein told Al-Ahram daily newspaper that Egypt's budget deficit, which is equivalent to 5.8 per cent of GDP was not a cause for concern.--read on--

Liberalising the Arab skies
EgyptAir has become a leading proponent of the liberalisation of air transport in the Arab world. Amira Ibrahim reports