Breaking the $40-a-barrel barrier last week, oil prices might cause another international economic downturn. Sherine Abdel-Razek investigates the causes and repercussions of rising prices

The international regulatory obstacles hindering Egyptian exports will be discussed at a workshop in Cairo this month. Eman Youssef reports

African countries invite foreign investors into their telecommunications markets at the Telecom Africa 2004 forum. Niveen Wahish studies the implications

Countries of eastern and southern Africa seek to strengthen economic ties, Sherine Nasr writes

Throughout the world prospects for travel and tourism growth are improving. Rehab Saad reports from Doha on an international tourism summit

Socièté Générale Group is celebrating 25 years of business in Egypt this year. Philippe Citerne, CEO of the group, was in Cairo to mark the occasion. Niveen Wahish reports