Beltone Financial organizes Egypt Day in New York
NEW YORK: To celebrate the first "Egypt Day at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Minister of Investment Mahmoud Moheildin rang the NYSE closing bell.Beltone Financial had announced the Feb.…
SMEs encouraged by decreasing required capital
CAIRO: In a major step to encourage the initiation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt, the Ministry of Investment has reduced the minimum capital requirement of limited liability…
Retrospective of the Retrospective?
Notable choreographer Walid Aouni has always been known for his detailed, complex visually-rich dance performances that easily placed him on a league of his own.In an attempt to prove his…
Nasa beams Beatles tune 'Across the Universe'
Nasa said Friday it will beam The Beatles tune Across the Universe to the North Star next week to celebrate the British pop group s and the US space agency…
It's Al-Qaeda, stupid!
This time in Middle East relations, it is crucial to get it right . and fast. Why? Because the stakes are so high.Failure to have comprehensive peace between Arabs and…
Breaking the Neoclassical Monopoly in Economics
For the 25 years, the so-called "Washington Consensus - comprising measures aimed at expanding the role of markets and constraining the role of the state - has dominated economic development…
Southeast Asia's Pakistan Problem
Pakistan's near political chaos, the result of President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of martial law last year and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has had a tsunami-like impact…
In Focus: Defective Democracy in Egypt
It is probably true that the political situation in Egypt is not what it used to be four years ago - specifically since 2004. One cannot overlook the changes that…
Tourism: gold mine or conflict of cultures?
Gaber is a Hurghada-based carpenter who spent years of his career working at a hotel in that famous sea-resort. Now he has shifted to a contracting company following the recent…