Al-Ahram Weekly Online   17 - 23 November 2005
Issue No. 769
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Breaking with custom
Mona El-Fiqi reports on the progress of the executive charter that sets out to streamline customs procedures
Tumbling records
Sherine Abdel-Razek reports on a week in which the market broke the 6,000 point barrier
Meals on wheels
Sherine Nasr reports on the expanding activities of Egypt's first food bank
Industrial roadmap
Time will judge the soundness of the industrial development strategy announced this week, reports Niveen Wahish
Out of the incubator
Sherine El-Madany reports on 12 months of the Technology Development Fund
Making the most of WSIS
Delegates from around the world gather in Tunis for the second phase of the World Summit on Information Society, reports Niveen Wahish
Commentary: Towards knowledge societies
Information is not necessarily knowledge, writes Koïchiro Matsuura
Bridging the digital divide
Money and infrastructure, and not white elephants, are needed to bring ICT to poor countries and bridge the digital divide, writes Alec van Gelder

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