An American effort
Reconstruction efforts are already underway in Iraq with US companies grabbing the lion's share of the contracts. Sherine Nasr reports

Three's a crowd
Postponing the launch of Egypt's third mobile company may have the country's two incumbent players rejoicing, but it may also jeopardise the future of Telecom Egypt's privatisation. Niveen Wahish writes

FDIs to the rescue
Foreign direct investment and remittances outpace debt as the main sources of finance for developing countries, said a World Bank report. Mona El-Fiqi reviews the document

Briefs
EGYPT joined the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) this week, which commits signatory countries to remove all tariff barriers to information technology (IT) products, such as personal computers and telecommunications equipment...