Al-Ahram Weekly - Economy

Better targeting poverty

Plans have been announced to merge existing cash-transfer programmes in order to deal better with poverty, reports Niveen Wahish

Water talks in Cairo

Ahmed Kotb reports on ways to develop the water sector in Egypt and the Mediterranean region highlighted by the Cairo Water Week

Taxes on the bourse

Suspended twice since 2015, Egypt’s capital gains tax on stock-exchange trading is now due to be introduced in May 2020, reports Safeya Mounir

What next for the economy?

Sarah Al-Issawy sounds out Jihad Azour, director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund, on his view of the Egyptian economy

Sliding inflation

Inflation in Egypt is at an all-time low, but will this be sustainable, asks Niveen Wahish

Recovery in tourism

Samia Fakhry looks at the reasons behind this year’s recovery in Egypt’s tourism sector

Fuel prices down

Fuel prices decreased this week after the introduction of a quarterly pricing scheme, reports Ahmed Kotb

Where best to invest in 2019

With interest rates on a declining trend, many people are looking for alternatives to bank deposits, reports Safeya Mounir

A fintech launchpad

Senior Executive Director of capital markets at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM Wai Lum Kwok described efforts to support promising financial technology companies in the region to Niveen Wahish

Interest rates down

The Central Bank of Egypt has lowered interest rates by one per cent, reports Ahmed Kotb

Fuel price worries?

Ahmed Kotb reports on the impact of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities on fuel prices in Egypt

Legalising Uber and Careem

The cabinet has issued new regulations to legalise the work of ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem, reports Ahmed Morsy

Resuming IPOs?

A new batch of shares in public-sector companies may soon be up for grabs, reports Safeya Mounir

Enhancing trade and industry

Ahmed Kotb reports on an EU-funded project that has been helping to implement policy reforms in Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry

Egypt: Great expectations for small businesses

A draft bill aims to make life easier for Egypt’s small and medium-sized enterprises, reports Safeya Mounir

Deposits on the rise

The value of deposits at Egyptian banks is reaching new highs, with those by households counting for more than 80 per cent of the total, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek

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