Hold your breath
The Agadir Agreement may finally mean serious Arab economic cooperation, writes Niveen Wahish

The not-so-real estate market
Antiquated laws and an economic crunch are keeping the real estate market in an unprecedented recession. Pierre Loza reports

COMESA hiccups
Many obstacles still stand in the way of smooth trade relations between Egypt and its East African partners. Sherine Nasr investigates

Egypt so fresh and so clean
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the positive effects of the recent decision to lift Egypt's name from its blacklist of countries failing to cooperate in fighting money laundering activities

Small industries, big opportunities
More funding channels are now open before small and micro enterprises to expand, writes Sherine Nasr

Facelift needed for ageing pensions
Pensioners may pay a hefty price for delays in reforming the pension system. Niveen Wahish investigates