Amira Salah-Ahmed

Final Issue: Three journalists survive two closures in one year
Egypt

Final Issue: Three journalists survive two closures in one year

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…
Visa finds positive correlation between e-payments and economic growth
Business

Visa finds positive correlation between e-payments and economic growth

Electronic payments in Egypt are on an uptrend, and according to a recent study, this contributes directly to overall economic…
On first Egypt visit, IFC head says investors await clarity, commitment from government
Business

On first Egypt visit, IFC head says investors await clarity, commitment from government

On his first visit to the Middle East in his new capacity as the CEO of the International Finance Corporation,…
Barcelona shows off the future of mobile technology
Business

Barcelona shows off the future of mobile technology

BARCELONA — The HTC One made a splash at this year’s Mobile World Congress, walking away with the coveted best…
Egypt companies scope out possibilities at the Mobile World Congress
Business

Egypt companies scope out possibilities at the Mobile World Congress

At this year’s Mobile World Congress, 17 companies from Egypt were present, with a focus on branding the country as…
Sawiris’ OCI looks to move outside Egypt, and its stocks may follow
Business

Sawiris’ OCI looks to move outside Egypt, and its stocks may follow

Orascom and a group of American investors, among them Microsoft giant Bill Gates, have set into motion a transaction set…
Egypt’s economy will face tougher hurdles in 2013
Business

Egypt’s economy will face tougher hurdles in 2013

Talk of economic recovery has all but gone silent in Egypt, replaced by doomsday predictions about the depths to which…
Egypt bourse to join new Pan-African Index
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Egypt bourse to join new Pan-African Index

Egypt’s listed companies will join the new Pan-African Index when it goes live Monday, which will encompass 19 stock exchanges…
No closure after market plunge, further losses expected
Business

No closure after market plunge, further losses expected

Egypt’s stock market lost LE29.3 billion of total market capitalization on Sunday, the third largest single-day drop since January 2011,…
IMF recommends govt let pound float, officials deny devaluation talk
Business

IMF recommends govt let pound float, officials deny devaluation talk

An October report from IMF’s Tokyo meeting, which Egyptian officials attended, recommends that the government allow the country’s currency to…
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