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USAID’s allegations against LinkdotNet CEO Khaled Bichara are:
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A sham
Better left to the courts
 
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Knowledge In A Nutshell
Hisham Rafik, GM of Knowledge Academy, offers mini-MBAs for professionals on the run

By  Lubna Abdel-Haleem
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August, 2004
 
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Cover Story
Rachid Speaks
With three decades of experience in the private sector, Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid is unapologetic about his desire to run his ministry like a business. Topping the former Unilever Egypt chairman’s list is tackling customs, following through on trade commitments, and opening Egypt up to real competition.
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    Close Up  Paradise Lost

    The allure of unearthly profits drove a number of thrill-seeking businessmen into Iraq, including Egyptians, after the fall of Saddam Hussein. As the country continues its steady slide into chaos, however, many are questioning whether the potential to strike it rich is worth the risk. Some have come home after suffering heavy losses. Those still running businesses in Iraq have even more at stake.
  • Read Full Story  |     		By Joseph Krauss
    Sector Survey  Let it Rain
    Insurers may not go to bed praying for calamities to strike, but they are doing all in their power to give consumers a healthy respect for unexpected tragedies. Still, it’s going to take a drastic change in climate to prepare the average Egyptian for that metaphorical rainy day.

  • Read Full Story  |     		By Amr Gamal
    Country Profile  Unfinished Business

    Trade ties between Egypt and Italy are starting to recover from the recent economic malaise. Poor infrastructure has for the most part limited Egypt to exporting unfinished materials abroad, where they are polished up for higher profits. But new capital goods from Italy may help buoy Egypt’s production line and help it rise above the competition.

  • Read Full Story  |     		By Leah Bower
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    LinkdotNet CEO Stuck in US on Fraud Charges

    Khaled Bichara, CEO and founder of LinkdotNet, faces allegations that he defrauded the US ...
  		• By Vivian Salama
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    Finding a Voice

    As the Arab world prepares to be featured at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Egyptian publishers ...
  		• By Frederik Richter
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    Fires Hamper Offshore Drilling

    A platform on one of Egypt’s most productive gas fields has been destroyed an product...
  		• By Vivian Salama
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    Tossing Convention to the Wind

    Basel Dalloul, CEO and chairman of Noor Advanced Technology, gets by just fine without a s...
  		•  By Réhab El-Bakry
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