A burdensome budget
Insufficient subsidies and a huge deficit are among the main shortcomings of the Egyptian government's latest budget. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Missed call for monopoly
It has been settled. Egypt's third mobile phone operator will be entering the market after all, reports Niveen Wahish

Uncertain recovery for MENA
The International Monetary Fund is forecasting a modest recovery for the global economy, but the extent to which this will be enjoyed in the Middle East and North Africa is debatable

Outstanding Orascom
Orascom has announced excellent results, but what is on the cards for the telecommunications giant in the long term? Wael Gamal reports

Rethinking money
"There is no fully flexible exchange rate regime in developing economies," said Robert Mundell, Nobel Prize winner and professor of economics at Columbia University...