ElBaradei forms National Association for Change with Egyptian opposition
CAIRO: In cooperation with the majority of Egypt's opposition, political hopeful and former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei formed the National Association for Change, the vehicle through which they will attempt…
Risk management: Thousand cups of tea?
Since the near collapse of financial markets across the world, strengthening risk management processes has jumped to the forefront for bankers as the top focus area. One only needs to…
Legislation heralds new era for microfinance
If parliament passes the microfinance law, they will enable private companies to provide microcredit, establishing the first legal framework to regulate microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Egypt. Currently only four Egyptian…
ONE ON ONE: European Investment Bank sees renewable energy potential in Egypt, eyes SMEs
As countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean look north for assistance in economic development, the European Union is looking south for solutions for its increasing energy needs. In…
THE REEL ESTATE: The undisclosed secrets of Abdel Sayed's magnificent messages
Whenever I mentioned gifted director Yousry Nasrallah in this column, I always referred to him as one of two greatest living Egyptian filmmakers. The other one has been conspicuously absent…
Corporate Political Speech is Bad for Shareholders
CAMBRIDGE: The United States Supreme court recently struck down limits on the freedom of companies to spend money on political elections. Large, publicly traded companies in other countries also often…
The Final Decline of the West
PARIS: In 2040/2050, will demographers speak of "the white man's loneliness in the way historians once referred to "the white man's burden to describe the so-called "imperial responsibilities of some…
Power jostling can only lead to disaster
ISTANBUL: How many revolutions can one generation manage? With poetic precision, angry demonstrators are challenging Iran s aging revolutionaries. Paradoxically, many are their own children, disillusioned by Khomeinism and the…
On the road to better Lebanese-Turkish relations
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's recent visit to Turkey was a milestone in Lebanese-Turkish affairs.For the first time, Hariri and a Lebanese delegation of eight ministers met with Turkish…
Rights group criticizes health minister statements regarding drugs' price reduction
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) criticized the Minister of Health's statements concerning the price reduction of 40 drugs, deeming them as "false. Earlier this month, state-owned Al-Ahram…
