Recent amendments to the executive regulations of the mortgage finance law may be a step towards its full utilisation. Yasser Sobhi reviews recent developments

Experts from the EU and its Mediterranean partner countries last week highlighted the need for modernising the region's financial sector to induce private sector-led growth. Niveen Wahish reports from Luxembourg

Egypt's first international aviation exhibition gave the country a long-awaited chance to return to the region's pilot seat, but Amirah Ibrahim discovered serious planning flaws

After slowing to a crawl for three years, the privatisation programme has witnessed rapid developments during the last six months. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Despite the persistence of regional disparities, Egypt's second Country Report declares that it is on the way to achieving its Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Pierre Loza reports

British socialist economist Chris Harman was in Cairo last week. He talked to Wael Gamal on the latest developments in the international economy