Business Today Egypt (also known as BT) is an English business magazine which is published monthly in Cairo, Egypt by Egyptian Media Group.[1][2] It is the only independent business magazine in the country. The magazine models Fortune and Business Week magazines.[3]
| Categories | Business magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Egyptian Media Group |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Company | Egyptian Media Group |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | English |
| Website | Business Today Egypt |
History and profile edit
BT was launched in 1995.[4][5] It is being published by IBA Media which also publishes Egypt Today magazine.[3][6] The magazine is based in Cairo.[4][6]
The magazine provides political, economical and business news. It publishes annual BT 100 rankings of companies. Each month BT offers special supplements, for instance, in January digital boom, in April real estate and in October technology.[7]
In 2013 BT sold nearly 12,000 copies.[8]
Incidents edit
In October 2013 deputy managing editor Campbell MacDiarmid was arrested while covering the Islamist protests in Egypt.[9] He was released after being detained for several hours, and said police told him to delete photographs he had taken of the protests.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Egyptian Media Group". egypt.mom-rsf.org.
- ^ The Report: Egypt 2007. Oxford Business Group. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-902339-57-3.
- ^ a b "Business Today Magazine". IBA Media. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Media Landscape". Menassat. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Media House". International Business Associates Group. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Business Today Egypt". Prevention Web. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Business Today Egypt" (PDF). Market Compass. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Egypt Today". ePress. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ NZ journalist arrested in Egypt released Archived 9 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine 3 News NZ. 7 October 2013.
- ^ Kiwi journo staying put in Cairo Archived 9 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 3 News NZ. 8 October 2013.