Al-Ahram Weekly Online   31 March - 6 April 2011
Issue No. 1041
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Premature revival
Fears of spiral losses seemed to be groundless with the market moving between record leaps and limited gains. Sherine Abdel-Razek asks about the reasons of the revival and how sustainable it is
Pound's subtle slide
A better than expected stock market performance helped cushion the pound from a sharp fall this week although experts believe it will continue to gradually depreciate, writes Niveen Wahish
Shamshad Akhtar: Help at times of instability
Interview by Sherine Abdel-Razek
Big recession, good tax
Against all odds, a good tax season is unfolding, Sherine Nasr reports
Abdel-Latif Al-Hamad: Regional thoughts
Interview by Niveen Wahish
Securing wheat
Egypt's wheat stockpiles may be enough to cover its needs for months, but experts say wheat should be given priority as a national food security issue, Mona El-Fiqi reports
What's cooking?
Four items represent the staples of a basic Egyptian diet. As the threat of an economic crisis persists, Nesma Nowar and Ahmed Kotb ask the government and the private sector about supplies and prices

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