Al-Ahram Weekly Online   7 - 13 April 2005
Issue No. 737
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The sick man of Egyptian industry
The Egyptian government decided at last to pump new investments into the troubled Egyptian Iron and Steel Company, writes Wael Gamal
QIZ politics
Salah El-Amrousi argues that politics lie at the heart of the agreement establishing Qualified Industrial Zones in Egypt
QIZ call
As the first Egyptian goods exported to the US under the QIZ protocol arrive, maximising the benefits of this controversial agreement has become a priority for both the government and the private sector. Mona El Fiqi reports
Reforming the sales tax
Limited though they may be, the repercussions of the latest sales tax amendments will prove to be profound, Sherine Nasr reports
You say potato, I say potatoe
For the past month, Egyptian potato exports to Greece have been facing obstacles. Dena Rashed investigates
A breath of fresh air
Alexandria's aging airport will be retired in favour of modernised facilities in Borg Al-Arab. Amirah Ibrahim reports

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