Al-Ahram Weekly Online   2 - 8 June 2005
Issue No. 745
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Turning heads
Keeping a close eye on developments on the political scene, business circles remain upbeat on the economy's prospects, finds out Niveen Wahish
The road not taken
Other countries' experiences suggest different solutions to the problem of non-performing loans in Egypt, Wael Gamal writes
YTPME
Customers are slowly gaining faith in information technology used by the banking industry, Sherine Nasr reports
Administration EU-style
To upgrade the administrative level of the governmental authorities, a new "institutional twinning mechanism" with the EU was launched this week. Mona El-Fiqi reports
Into the fast lane
The public and private sectors are looking to provide a lifeline for the overburdened Egyptian transportation system. Sherine El-Madany listened in on a recent seminar
Score one for Sawiris
Egyptian telecom mogul Naguib Sawiris won a bid to buy Italy's third-biggest mobile phone operator. Sherine Abdel-Razek investigates what this means for his company
Spreading the word
To realise its full potential, the insurance market in Egypt looks to be in need of a total makeover, Sherine Nasr reports
Waiting for good news
The sideways trend of the last four trading weeks continues in the market. Wael Gamal reports
Return to Al-Alamein
A new airport built by private investors is still looking for more flights. Amirah Ibrahim investigates

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