Al-Ahram Weekly Online   21 - 27 April 2005
Issue No. 739
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Restructuring subsidies
The government's plan to reform the subsidy system is running into fierce opposition. Mona El-Fiqi investigates
CIP's new and easy terms
More Egyptian entrepreneurs are reaping the benefits of USAID's Commodity Import Programme, reports Gamal Essam El-Din from Alexandria
Smartening up
With smart card applications ready to roll out in Egypt, various entities aspire for the development of a smarter society. Sherine El-Madany reports
Questioning Barcelona
A recently released report appraises the first decade of the Barcelona process. Niveen Wahish looks at the findings
Staying sideways
This week's early trading maintained its sideways trend from the last, Wael Gamal reports
The other side of the coin
Higher commodity prices allowed for increased exports from developing countries in 2004. Niveen Wahish looks at figures released by the WTO
Taking Egyptian CIT to Italy
A potential market for Egyptian CIT products lies in southern Italy. Eman Youssef reports from Naples

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