Al-Ahram Weekly Online   15 - 21 September 2005
Issue No. 760
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Feeding the tiger
Egyptian officials were aggressive at selling Egypt at this week's 10th annual Euromoney conference. Niveen Wahish attended
AMOC floated
Hitting the block this week, Alexandria Mineral Oil Company is the second oil sector heavyweight to be floated. Sherine Abdel-Razek takes a closer look at the company
Theory and reality
Experts are sceptical about the means to privatise the insurance sector in Egypt. Sherine Nasr reports
Politically-driven record highs
Positive sentiment drove market transactions throughout the week of Egypt's first presidential elections, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek
Slippery prices
Procedures to overcome the negative impact of Hurricane Katerina on the oil industry have put a break on skyrocketing prices. Mona El-Fiqi reports
Free access
Egyptian textiles and garments exporters have managed to maintain their niche in the US market against all odds, Niveen Wahish finds out how
Shop till you drop
Hypermarkets are popping up all around the city. Eman Youssef finds out where this trend is taking the Egyptian market
It all begins at home
By Taha Abdel-Alim Taha
Agents of reform
Experts recently reaffirmed the importance of CIT as an engine for reform and development across the Arab world. Sherine El-Madany reports

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