Seeing an FTA through
After five years of fruitless talk, steps towards a free trade agreement with the US are now gaining momentum, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Restructuring regional energy
A conference on the future of regional energy stressed the need for better integration between Eastern Mediterranean, Caspian and Black Sea energy markets. Eman Youssef reports from Istanbul

Breaking ICT ground
Arab preparations for a key global ICT meeting are in full swing. Dina Ezzat reports

Bracing for Cancun
The deliberations of trade representatives from 30 countries during an informal WTO mini-ministerial meeting were amicable -- at least in public. Niveen Wahish reports from Sharm El-Sheikh

The war tab
As the fiscal year comes to a close, the government assesses the effects of the war in Iraq on economic growth. Mona El-Fiqi reports

Briefs
Egypt's first "affinity card" was launched by Citibank Egypt, in conjunction with the Association of Friends of the National Cancer Institute (AFNCI) and Mastercard...