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In Egypt, Affordable Housing is the Price of Love
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
Think affordable housing is just a matter of number crunching and government regulation? How about sex?
OK, so maybe not just "sex," but in Egy...
Hernando de Soto on the Middle East's 'Informal' Revolution
Stan Alcorn Mar 28, 2012
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto is best known for the big, paradigm-shifting idea of his 2000 book: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Tr...
US funding secret internet access
John Moe Jun 13, 2011
The New York Times is reporting that the United States government is building internet and phone access systems that can be used even in the event...
UN declares internet access a human right
John Moe Jun 6, 2011
This is a more important story than anything Apple or Nintendo announces. Apple will have a new product, it will succeed or it won't, lives will be...
Internet shut off in Syria
John Moe Jun 3, 2011
That's the news as of a short time ago. The Syrian government says it has shut off all internet access across the country, including on 3G networks...
The Gold ATM Index
Amanda Aronczyk Nov 3, 2011
This morning, David Brancaccio reported on consumer confidence in Egypt, as well as in the region at large.
He mentioned the Gold-To-Go ATM in A...
Unlocking Egypt's Economic Future
David Brancaccio Nov 3, 2011
Over the next month, while David Brancaccio is doing stories from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the Economy 4.0 blog will be looking at the...
Products to help block web access in the Middle East made in the U.S.
John Moe Mar 28, 2011
The Wall Street Journal writes today about U.S. companies that make web blocking and filtering software being used in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait...
Egyptian stock market drops dramatically after reopening
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today. If you thought all the ups and downs of the Dow Jones the past couple of weeks have been wrenching, be glad you're not in ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt stock markets reopen, more water warnings in Tokyo
Katharine Crnko Mar 23, 2011
Tokyo health officials said today radiation levels are higher in the water supply there. Those officials are recommending people not give tap wat...
