Another postmortem
CAIRO: Speaking earlier at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, William Rhodes, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Citicorp Holdings and Citibank, said that the ongoing volatility…
Interbank rate falls to 8.27 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound was 8.27 percent on Wednesday, down from Tuesday s 8.283 percent although demand for funds to invest at a central bank…
National Bank of Bahrain looking at Egyptian bank
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt has given National Bank of Bahrain clearance to do a due diligence study on Egypt s Delta International Bank, the Egyptian stock exchange said…
EU outlines farm moves
Reuters PARIS: The European Union outlined to the United States on Tuesday how it might improve on its agricultural offer in a long-delayed global trade round and said the next…
El-Bastawisy leaves hospital and thanks his supporters
CAIRO: An Egyptian judge reprimanded for blowing the whistle on alleged electoral fraud left the hospital Tuesday morning after heart surgery, his wife said.Hesham El-Bastawisy suffered a heart attack last…
Devil in disguise
CAIRO: With the increase in credit card usage, shopping is getting easier. But as the bill reaches a new high every month, card owners are also paying the even higher…
Farafra trip
ŠΘ###The field trip was jointly run by the Math and Geography departments at BISC and focused on learning through experience, above, Kareem Bishara, Ary Erzingatzian and Mazen Nadim##Students were able…
Finding the perfect balance
CAIRO: Karen Armstrong's books on theology and history have managed to charm Egyptian readers, with new titles in demand, book sales high and often making the bestseller lists in Cairo's…
Getting the message out
CAIRO: A group of student activists and alumni from the American University in Cairo (AUC) brought the solidarity campaign to campus yesterday in the form of t-shirts and a message.…
U.S. Treasury's Snow lauds Mideast development focus
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Middle East oil producers seem correctly focused on putting more oil wealth into domestic development and this poses no threat to the U.S. dollar, U.S. Treasury Secretary…
