Customs Council yet to take decision on tariff cuts, says official
CAIRO: Inside the Customs Council, intense negotiations are ongoing with the aim…
Smugglers' paradise lost
RAFAH: Even before Israeli ground forces swept into northern Gaza, a tense…
Egypt's FDI takes a hit as global markets unravel
With the boom over the past few years in Egypt's economy, foreign…
Successful IPOs struggle towards year's end
Market conditions for IPOs are a fleeting thing. And it would seem,…
Experts debate correlation between economic and political reform
Up until the onset of the global economic crisis, Egypt had embarked…
Actis: $2.9 bln fund targets emerging markets
CAIRO: Private equity firm Actis announced this week the creation of a…
Public spending on IT may decline, say experts at IDC Cairo
CAIRO: The International Data Corporation (IDC) brought its IT in Government Roadshow…
Egypt economic growth slows to 5.8 pct
CAIRO: Amidst the sound and fury of today's global economic turmoil, experts…
BUSINESS BEAT: As Citi grabs $20 bln US bailout, officials say Egypt operations unaffected
CAIRO: When it was announced this fall that venerable investment bank Lehman…
Egypt firm says consulting, accounting unaffected by slowdown
CAIRO: Whoever thought that accountants could be the life of the party?…