Al-Ahram Weekly Online   19 - 25 May 2011
Issue No. 1048
Economy
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

In a tight spot
Egypt seems to have no choice for the moment but to borrow from abroad to fulfil its financing needs, writes Niveen Wahish
Diesel crisis is back
The government raced to contain the shortages in the supply of diesel fuel this week, reports Nesma Nowar
Subsidising the rich?
Restructuring subsidies to increase their efficiency is needed now more than ever, Mona El-Fiqi reports
Connect or die
Sherine Nasr finds out that getting connected has become second nature
Sidewalk business
Mai Samih looks at innovative ways to overcome the escalating prices
Human development first
The National Council for Production is currently preparing a "framework for reviving the Egyptian economy". Former immigration minister and well-respected economist Fouad Iskandar is head of the Financial and Economic Policies Department of the Specialised National Councils. He talks to Doaa Abdel-Moneim about the details of the framework

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