World Bank President James D Wolfensohn argues that people, not charity or vague ideas, are the key to alleviating poverty

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive was in Cairo this week. He spoke to Niveen Wahish about what is needed to make the most of EIB financing

Despite their political differences on Iraq and democratisation in the Middle East, Egypt and the United States last week agreed to boost economic and trade relations. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Oil producers meeting in Lebanon acknowledged that additional demand is caused by political turmoil, but hiked production levels anyway. Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut