Maspero Youth Coalition sets new deadline for Cabinet
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: The Coalition of the Coptic Maspero Youth decided on Friday not to resume their sit-in until July 8, allowing Cabinet more time to meet their demands after…
Money magic
By Raghuram Rajan CHICAGO: Economic growth in the United States seems to be slowing again. This might reflect temporary factors, like the Japanese tsunami, which disrupted supply chains and caused some…
Egypt detains suspected Israeli spy: news agency
CAIRO: Egypt has arrested an Israeli man on suspicion of spying and of trying to recruit Egyptian youths to act against the authorities after president Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, sources and…
Egypt edges up; investors look ahead to Q2
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark index inched up in weak volume as investors bet that steady gains since early May have factored in most potential improvement in earnings in the second quarter,…
Mid East, North Africa venture capital deals seen rising
DUBAI: Rising populations and growth of small businesses bode well for venture capital transactions in the Middle East and North Africa region and the nascent sector will see more deals…
Expert: Weaker Africans to benefit from free trade
JOHANNESBURG: Weaker countries that fear being overwhelmed in a huge African free trade area will benefit from it in the long term, a development expert said Sunday as leaders of…
IFC to boost funding in Mideast, North Africa
BRUSSELS: The World Bank's private-sector lending arm plans to increase its investments in the Middle East and North Africa despite the political turmoil that has deterred many investors, its chief…
Money magic
CHICAGO: Economic growth in the United States seems to be slowing again. This might reflect temporary factors, like the Japanese tsunami, which disrupted supply chains and caused some factories to…
The voice is Obama’s; the hands are Bush’s
US President Barack Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo was widely received as a sincere expression of his desire for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims around…
India gives
NEW DELHI: The recent India-Africa summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at which India’s government pledged $5 billion in aid to African countries, drew attention to a largely overlooked phenomenon —…