Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 17

25-Apr-2011

EGYPT

Egypt Puts Ministers On Trial, Expands Asset Freeze

A pressing problem for Egypts interim government to tackle ahead of this years presidential and parliamentary elections is bringing the corrupt members of the former regime to trial. This includes businessmen who were also allegedly tainted by fraudulent activities. The widening crackdown pressured the Egyptian Exchange with the benchmark EGX 30 index falling to 4,956 points on 18...