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Weakened powers reduces Mohamed Mursi's authority

Muslim Brotherhood won Egypt’s presidential election, but the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has retained much of the power

Change in Egypt

Egypt suspends planned April elections Subscription Required

7 March 2013, 10:36 GMT | By Andrew Roscoe

Elections were due to start on 22 April

President Mohamed Mursi brings forward Egypt elections Subscription Required

24 February 2013, 12:29 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

Calls to boycott voting for Egypt parliamentary elections continue

Egypt

Daruit scheme is critical to Egypt

21 February 2013, 12:39 GMT

Cairo must press ahead with key infrastructure projects regardless of the current political turmoil

Egypt court rejects draft election law Subscription Required

19 February 2013, 10:48 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

Parliamentary elections planned for April could be delayed

Donor talks: IMF's Christine Legarde with Mursi

Cairo no closer to IMF deal Subscription Required

30 January 2013, 5:16 GMT | By David Butter

Delays in concluding an IMF agreement have exacted a heavy toll on Egypt’s economy. The government is now keen to conclude a deal and send an important signal to private investors

Egypt and Algeria

North Africa primed for retail growth Subscription Required

27 January 2013, 6:54 GMT

With large, youthful populations and rising consumer spending, Egypt and Algeria pose attractive markets for foreign retailers

Economic outcome

Middle East still in turmoil as economic benefits stall Subscription Required

3 January 2013, 12:58 GMT | By Dominic Dudley

Two years after protests erupted, the process of reform in the Middle East is only just beginning

Egypt’s Mursi urges all parties to join national dialogue Subscription Required

27 December 2012, 9:25 GMT | By Matthew Martin

President says the economy should now be a priority

Clash: Opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood and Mursi confront government supporters in October

Protesters in Egypt take up street art Subscription Required

24 October 2012, 9:58 GMT | By Adal Mirza

Eighteen months after the protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians continue to take to the streets

Construction

Egypt starts long road to economic recovery

13 September 2012, 14:51 GMT

Economic potential following elections lends hope to contractors for revival of major developments

Egypt's economy dealt another blow

12 September 2012, 7:17 GMT | By Aaron Greenwood

Current account and balance of payments deficits rose significantly in last financial year

Egypt foreign currency deposits by sector

Fresh look at Islamic lending Subscription Required

5 September 2012, 12:40 GMT | By Paul Melly

Countries in North Africa are keen to exploit the scope of Islamic banking after the uprisings of 2011. However, regulations to monitor sharia compliance must be developed first

Rising power: Muslim Brotherhood supporters celebrate outside Egypt's parliament in Cairo after an election put Islamists in charge of the assembly

Muslim Brotherhood’s rise sparks paranoia in the GCC Subscription Required

23 August 2012, 7:25 GMT | By Richard Nield

Gulf states wary about the group’s recent political successes in North Africa

World Bank agrees $200m loan to fund Egyptian businesses

15 August 2012, 8:37 GMT | By Aaron Greenwood

Cash injection offers hope for country’s struggling small- to medium-enterprises

Qatar grants $2bn emergency loan to Egypt

12 August 2012, 8:11 GMT | By Aaron Greenwood

Cash injection to prop up Egypt’s struggling economy

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Egypt after Mubarak

Egypt’s justice minister resigns Subscription Required

22 April 2013, 13:32 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

Justice minister resignation follows Muslim Brotherhood-supported street protests

Egypt’s Mubarak sent back to prison Subscription Required

18 April 2013, 9:33 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

Mubarak retrial to begin on 11 May

Qatar support for Egypt raises investor confidence Subscription Required

14 April 2013, 11:49 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

Investor confidence rises in Egypt, but start of Mubarak retrial could provoke uncertainty

Egypt turns to PPPs to raise financing Subscription Required

27 March 2013, 9:40 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

Doubts raised over potential success of private-public partnerships structure in Egypt

Rioting in Egypt threatens stability of the state Subscription Required

31 January 2013, 6:34 GMT | By Rebecca Spong

At least 50 people killed so far since riots started on 25 January

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