development
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
Business
April 25, 2012
New research identifies factors for upgrading small and medium enterprises
More than 90 percent of all companies in Egypt are micro enterprises, meaning they employ less than five people. At…
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
World
April 16, 2012
World Bank picks US nominee Kim as president
The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip…
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
World
April 5, 2012
Brazil wants BRICS united in World Bank choice
BRASILIA - Brazil wants emerging economic powers to rally around a single candidate to lead the World Bank as developing…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Environment
April 3, 2012
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh
Egypt
April 3, 2012
SODIC sees no impact from ruling against ex-chairman Magdi Rasekh
Egypt's SODIC, the country's third-biggest listed developer, said on Tuesday a court ruling that fined and sentenced its former chairman…
Urban planners are strategizing for the future of Cairo’s development
Environment
March 8, 2012
Urban planners are strategizing for the future of Cairo’s development
It’s no secret that Cairo’s urban landscape and architectural heritage has been severely mismanaged over past decades. Beautiful structures and…
Court ruling on former housing minister 29 March
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Court ruling on former housing minister 29 March
The Cairo Criminal Court will issue its verdict in the two cases against former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman on…
Foreign NGOs case set to start tomorrow
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Foreign NGOs case set to start tomorrow
The trial of 43 NGO workers begins tomorrow at the Cairo Criminal Court. US-Egyptian relations have been sent into a…
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
Opinion
February 21, 2012
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
A few days ago, I was invited to a meeting for the World Bank’s office in Cairo to discuss a…
When NGOs drop ‘non’ from the name
Egypt
February 9, 2012
When NGOs drop ‘non’ from the name
While many perceive current investigations into unregistered NGOs as a quest by the government to dominate civil society, criticism of…