by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Sep 18, 2014 | Business
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There are currently no plans to privatize Egypt’s stock market either in the near or distant future, according to the head of the bourse. Speaking on Wednesday on the second and final day of the 2014 Euromoney Egypt Conference in Cairo, Chairman...
by Amina Al-Naqqash | Jun 8, 2014 | Debate
The new Egyptian president, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, has no choice but to place foreign policy among his top priorities. He is stepping into power in a time when growing complexity is enveloping Egypt’s foreign relations. These complexities were a result of the 2011...
by Mohamed Abu Hamed | Jun 8, 2014 | Debate
Security issues affect the economy, and the build-up of interrelated problems means President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi must work on a variety of issues simultaneously. All issues are equally critical and pressing, especially in the minds of the Egyptian people. In past...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2014 | Business
Cairo, AP—Egypt’s stock market witnessed a sharp plunge on Sunday that forced a temporary suspension of trading following reports of a newly proposed government tax on capital gains. The half-hour suspension on the first day of the trading week at the Egyptian...
by Ali Ibrahim | May 27, 2014 | Opinion
Characterizing the challenges that will face Egypt’s Third Republic, which will begin with the announcement of a new president following the end of voting today, Reuters issued a report last week quoting the deputy chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries,...