The past month in Egypt has been a critical period in terms of testing the international community's appetite for the domestic political agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood.
In the run-up to the ongoing referendum on the constitution, President Mohamed (...)
Prime Minister Hashem Qandil announced last month his government's intention to issue one or two rounds of sukuk, a type of Islamic financial product, before the end of 2012.
He offered few particulars, but the reaction of the business community has (...)
In a visit to Egypt in late August, US Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats announced a US$34 million loan guarantee extended to HSBC Bank by USAID in support of small- and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs. The initiative is part of the agency's (...)
