Al-Ahram Weekly Online   19 - 25 May 2005
Issue No. 743
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Waiting for dough
Bread queues are back. Mona El-Fiqi finds out why
From the political to the economic
Political reform could be the most decisive condition for the success of economic reform. Wael Gamal reviews a recent economic report
Tailoring textiles
An annual exhibition taking place in Cairo this week came as the textile industry adjusts to the new quota-free era. Sherine Nasr reports
QIZ mythology
Salah El-Amrousi argues that Egypt's economic problems are too big for QIZ to tackle alone
Budgetary battles
With summer starting in full force, debates in the People's Assembly on the proposed new budget are about to heat up, Sherine Abdel- Razek reports
Supporting reform?
Additional US financial assistance is being channelled to Egypt, but for what purpose? Pierre Loza finds out
Heading to Cairo
Europe's leading carrier, Lufthansa, recently revealed plans to transform Cairo into the leading air traffic hub in the continent. The company's East Africa manager tells Amirah Ibrahim how the carrier is reacting to developments in the aviation industry
Idling in neutral
The market is witnessing mixed performance, with investors saving up for pending privatisations and promised IPOs, the first of which will be that of Sedi Krir Petrochemicals (Sedipec). Sherine Abdel-Razek reports
Bank selling itself
THE BOARD of directors of the Egyptian Commercial Bank (ECB) announced this Monday that their bank is being acquired by the Greek Piraeus Bank Group...

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