Al-Ahram Weekly Online   2 - 8 December 2010
Issue No. 1025
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A costly yarn
While high cotton prices are finally giving farmers a break, they threaten disaster for textiles producers
Cotton's flip side
While high cotton prices are finally giving farmers a break, they threaten disaster for textiles producers
Overheated sugar counters
Is it the international prices hike or local traders' misconduct that made sugar bitterly expensive, asks Sherine Abdel-Razek
Streamlining recruitment
Ashraf Abdel-Wahab explains why people tend to relate access to government jobs with nepotism
Good-bye 3G, welcome LTE
LTE, or long-term evolution, has hovered on the edge of science fiction. Apparently 3G, is about to be a thing of the past, reports Nader Habib
One small step, one giant leap
In an attempt to empower small enterprises and entrepreneurs, Egypt is working on regulating the microfinance sector. Sherine Nasr reports
Kiev courts Cairo
The tale of two highly diligent capital cities is captivating, concludes Gamal Nkrumah after calling in on Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov

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