Despite recording the first significant surplus in years, the trends underlying the balance of payments remain a cause for concern, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek

by Taha Abdel-Alim Taha

A pilot project seeks to pave the way for local feeder industries to funnel their products into global supply networks, reports Sherine El-Madany

The National Supplier Development Programme (NSDP), launched last week by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry in cooperation with the Industrial Modernisation Centre (IMC) and Commercial International Bank (CIB), aims to upgrade domestic supplies to local manufacturers, reports Niveen Wahish

As investors took their profits the market fell, only to rally on the back of a new settlement mechanism, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek