Al-Ahram Weekly Online   20 - 26 January 2011
Issue No. 1032
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Bring down the barriers
One crisis after another, development has become a do-or-die for Arab countries. Niveen Wahish reports from Sharm El-Sheikh on the Second Arab Economic Summit
Lending a hand
Interview with Mahmoud Mohieldin, World Bank managing director
Greased MENA growth
Thanks to an increase in oil prices and recovery in remittances and tourism, the MENA region fared well during 2010 according to the World Bank's recently published Global Economic Prospects 2011. Sherine Abdel-Razek leafs through the report
Gear up for a boom
Reduction of customs duties and an international auto exhibition breathed life into the automotive market this month, Ahmed Kotb reports
A driving force
Interview with Rajeev Chaba is chairman and managing director of General Motors Egypt since 2007, and recently his responsibilities grew to cover North African operations
Rationalising the ration system
In an attempt to support low income families, the government has decided to expand the number of ration cards beneficiaries, reports Mona El-Fiqi

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