Best bits: Egypt adds to investor concerns over emerging markets
By: Dean Best | 7 February 2011
In what was a record week for just-food in the volume of stories published, the political crisis in Egypt and its impact on the food sector took centre stage.
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In what was a record week for just-food in the volume of stories published, the political crisis in Egypt and its impact on the food sector took centre stage.
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