Economy
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…
Survey: Egyptians did US$2.1 billion in e-commerce last year
April 15, 2010
Survey: Egyptians did US$2.1 billion in e-commerce last year
A new survey conducted by Amman-based consultancy Arab Advisors Group revealed that almost 35 percent of adult internet users in…
Meat market mystery
April 2, 2010
Meat market mystery
The past three months have witnessed a sudden increase in food prices that has forced most Egyptians to make the…
Egypt’s Internet entrepreneurs: Resilient despite difficulties
April 1, 2010
Egypt’s Internet entrepreneurs: Resilient despite difficulties
Beirut--As the best Arab start-ups and ideas were being feted at an honorary banquet at the ArabNet internet business conference…
Online marketing: The next big thing?
March 28, 2010
Online marketing: The next big thing?
Online advertising is not yet a big business in Egypt and the Middle East, but Google is banking that it…
Tackling Egypt’s poverty problem
March 24, 2010
Tackling Egypt’s poverty problem
The Egyptian government released this week its latest figures on poverty in Egypt and the signs are not good. The…
Egypt car sales rebound
March 8, 2010
Egypt car sales rebound
After a year of slow sales, the Egyptian automotive market bounced back in the beginning of 2010.The total number of…
Egyptian bank adopts responsible lending
March 5, 2010
Egyptian bank adopts responsible lending
The Arab African International Bank (AAIB) is the first Egyptian financial institution to adopt the Equator Principles, a set of…