Demanding top quality
CAIRO: Quality in the local food industry is a major concern in terms of safety, as well as a huge hurdle to exporting success. Only around 80 local food producing…
Vodafone Egypt announces record results for financial year ending March 31, 2006
Vodafone Egypt has announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006, with the strongest results seen in its history in terms of active customer figures, revenues…
Capital markets are about more than market-cap
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: In 1982, an informal Kuwaiti stock market known as Souq Al-Manakh collapsed. Speculators armed with vast funds from booming oil prices and from the dubious use of…
International reports express confidence in Egyptian economy
CAIRO: JP Morgan has issued a report on Egypt's latest economic developments and performance, with foreign direct investments (FDI) being one of the biggest, reoccurring features in the report.According to…
Rio in Cairo
ŠΘ###The Brazilian theme, hence the name "Rio," and it is the latest night spot managed by Nisha, right, seen here with Andre and Nadie##Nisha also has Absolute, Abou El Sid,…
Al-Azhar sheikh denounces extremism
SINGAPORE: A leading Sunni Islamic cleric spoke out against religious extremism and encouraged Singapore s Muslims to work with other races and religions for the good of their nation, a…
Architects to revive Pharaonic style in Egypt
Reuters CAIRO: Adorned with lotus and papyrus columns, Egypt s top courthouse evokes the pharaonic temples of the country s ancient past. The Supreme Constitutional Court, built in 2000, marked…
The proof of the pudding
CAIRO: Some may accuse it of being an excessive bureaucracy, others may say that its stringent product standards are a barrier to trade, but the European Union s extensive experience…
Egypt reaps benefits of gas intifada
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Egypt has unexpectedly reaped huge economic and strategic benefits as a result of an acrimonious battle between Israel, the Palestinians and British Gas over the Gaza Strip…
Egypt to host oil and gas talks in November
CAIRO: Egypt has invited the world s major oil and gas producers and consumers to a roundtable in November to discuss supply security, Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmi told AFP Thursday.…