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Chris Meyer
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Egypt's construction industry benefits from cement price cap
22 December 2006, 13:30 GMT
It was a bold decision but it seems to be paying off. In August, Egypt's Foreign Trade & Industry Minister Rachid Mohammed Rachid moved to cap the country's rising cement prices, inflated by mounting gas, fuel and electricity costs. -
Cairo: Housing the millions
23 October 2006, 13:00 GMT
Demand for low-cost housing in the capital continues to tax the Egyptian government, which is creating new towns and villages. -
Gaza/West Bank: Construction comes to a grinding halt
12 May 2006, 14:31 GMT
The withdrawal of US and EU funding has had a disastrous effect on the Palestinian building industry.
