Economy
Labor unrest persists among private sector workers
August 6, 2010
Labor unrest persists among private sector workers
A wave of industrial unrest has swept through the private sector this week.A delegation of some 150 employees from the…
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
August 6, 2010
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
A recent Ministry of Finance report revealed positive GDP indicators for the financial year 2009/10, but critics maintain that these…
Traditional coffee threatened by capuccino
August 2, 2010
Traditional coffee threatened by capuccino
Traditional coffee millers are calling on the Ministry of Trade and Industry to help them modernize to be able to…
Migrants’ remittances: Between expenditure and investment
July 31, 2010
Migrants’ remittances: Between expenditure and investment
A study on remittances and investment opportunities for Egyptian migrants was released in mid-July by the International Organization for Migration…
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
July 15, 2010
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
July 5, 2010
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
On 13 June, one year after the government introduced a new insurance and pension law, parliament ratified the final draft.The…
Q&A: Investment Minister talks privatization, protests
June 21, 2010
Q&A: Investment Minister talks privatization, protests
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Egypt’s first-ever investment minister, appears to know how to take a joke--and a bit of criticism. Visitors to…
EBRD: Euro Zone crisis to hit emerging Europe
May 14, 2010
EBRD: Euro Zone crisis to hit emerging Europe
Zagreb--The euro zone deficit crisis will prompt fiscal cuts that will hit demand for exports from central and Eastern Europe…
High hopes for economy at Euromoney conference
April 29, 2010
High hopes for economy at Euromoney conference
Egypt has been affected only slightly by the global financial crisis and now that it is coming to an end,…
Meat price hikes impact Alexandrian businesses
April 20, 2010
Meat price hikes impact Alexandrian businesses
Butchers and owners of traditional kebab-and-kofta restaurants--the menu selections of which are usually priced by the kilo--say that skyrocketing meat…