In the first of two articles, Samir Radwan provides an overview of Egypt's unemployment problem. Next week, he looks at what can be done to resolve it

Equal distribution of social and economic benefits lies at the heart of South Sinai's sustainable development plans, reports Niveen Wahish

Amira Ibrahim looks at the optimistic plans for South Sinai's development

Richard Weber, director of EuropeAid's Mediterranean and Middle East division, speakes to Niveen Wahish about how European Union financial assistance to Egypt has evolved

A short-term rise in interest rates may be useful after all, writes Niveen Wahish

Although Egypt has made progress in intellectual property rights protection, a recent roundtable made clear that more effort is needed in terms of enforcement and public awareness. Pierre Loza reports

Tariff reductions have repeatedly failed to bring about the development and industrialisation that developing countries need. Salah El-Amrousi argues that we should learn from experience