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Football riot leaves 74 dead in Egypt Subscription Required

2 February 2012, 9:24 GMT | By Verity Ratcliffe

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announces three-day mourning

Egypt invites bids for government housing scheme

2 February 2012, 8:24 GMT | By Andrew Roscoe

Work will involve construction of more than 2,000 housing units

Egyptian Exchange buoyed by renewed confidence Subscription Required

2 February 2012, 7:52 GMT | By Triska Hamid

Egypt, Dubai and Saudi Arabia bourses the only gainers in the region for January

BG Group starts Egypt offshore gas production Subscription Required

1 February 2012, 8:54 GMT | By Adal Mirza

Phase seven of West Delta Deep Marine concession in operation under UK firm

Egypt’s Shura Council elections draws low turnout Subscription Required

31 January 2012, 13:11 GMT | By Verity Ratcliffe

Second round of elections to take place in February

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Comment

Landmark election: Women arrive at a polling station

Democracy is a work in progress for Egypt Subscription Required

Issue 3 20-26 January 2012

Low turnout in the third round of voting to the People’s Assembly could be a sign of voter fatigue

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Analysis

On guard: Egypt headed to the polls at the end of November for an election clouded by violence

The Islamist economic model Subscription Required

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011 | By Triska Hamid

A clear view of the economic policies of the Islamist parties that are coming to power has still to emerge

Islamists win landslide victory Subscription Required

Issue 4 27 January-2 February 2012 | By Verity Ratcliffe

Solving Egypt’s economic woes and reassuring investors will be top priority for the country’s newly elected members of parliament over the coming months

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Egypt Contacts

Farouk Abdul el-Baky el-Okdah Subscription Required

Farouk Abdul el-Baky el-Okdah is Governor, Central Bank of Egypt

Hany Sonbaty Subscription Required

Hany Sonbaty is co-founder of Sawari Ventures

Mohamed ElBaradei Subscription Required

Mohamed ElBaradei is the former director general, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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Special Report

Benchmarking education

Middle East fails to make the grade Subscription Required

Issue 48 2-8 December 2011

Middle East universities are lagging behind their global counterparts with just two featuring in the ranking of the world’s 400 leading higher education institutions

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    Data

    Egypt's economy Subscription Required

    Issue 52 30 December 2011-5 January 2012

    A look at Egypt’s economic data

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    Company Profiles

    Commercial International Bank Subscription Required

    Issue 45 11-17 November 2011 | By Richard Nield

    The Egyptian lender is trying to grab market share while political uncertainty weighs on the economy

    EFG Hermes Subscription Required

    Issue 28 15-21 July 2011 | By Dominic Dudley

    The Cairo-based investment bank is facing tough times after protests in its home market hit profit

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