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Egyptian economy is a time bomb
The weakening currency, combined with the massive subsidy system threatening to collapse, may be fertile ground for revolts.
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Egypt's PM meets Lagarde in Davos on IMF $4.8 billion loan
The head of the IMF, speaking in Davos, says Egyptian GDP would rise over 30 per cent if employment among women was equivalent to men.
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Egypt’s plans to establish $500 million sugar plant
The project aims at reducing Egypt’s dependence on imported sugar, considering the strain on its already overstretched budget.
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United Bank of Egypt to expand in GCC countries
The bank is seeking to expand in GCC countries through joining alliances with GCC lenders and exchanging customer services.
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Tourists make cautious return to Egypt
Egypt reported a rise in tourists and revenue from tourism last year, which the country’s politicians welcomed as a sign of recovery.
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Iran proposes Egypt as venue for nuclear talks with world powers
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Egypt welcomed the proposal and was in contact with the six powers on the issue.
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Qatar Leaks: The business of Egypt's affairs
What Qatar offered Egypt in terms of financial assistance is little more than loans with interest in return for giving the Qataris incentives.
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Allianz denies Egypt exit claims
“We are not exiting the Egyptian market, as rumoured,” Allianz CEO Udo Kruger, said emphatically.
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Hilton Hotels & Resorts to open second hotel in Alexandria
The new 158-room Hilton Alexandria Corniche, a conversion property, is expected to open as a Hilton branded hotel in 2013.
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Women and the Web: Bridging the Internet Gap
Intel's report on bridging the Internet gap and creating new global opportunities in low and middle-income countries.
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Egyptian women and the "liberating" internet
In the year 2002, Egypt’s internet penetration exceeded 1%, and although this was over 10 years ago, only 32% of women today have internet access.
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Feature: ‘No glimmers of hope’
Two years after Egypt’s revolution, an economic crisis looms, says Time Magazine.
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UAE's MAF to start building Mall of Egypt next month
MAF Holding CEO Iyad Malas on Tuesday said he was confident in the Cairo market and the company would persist with the project.
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Employment Contract Offer by Caesar Hotel
Caesar Hotel London has immediate employment opportunities.
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The ugly truth of Entrepreneurship
Thinking of escaping the rat race? Want to enjoy the financial freedom? You would love people to call you an entrepreneur?
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Global Economic Prospects 2013
The World Bank's report on Global Economic Prospects for 2013, including a special chapter about the Middle East.
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Egypt's Economic Prospects 2013
Egypt’s GDP growth is expected to rise to 3.8% in Fiscal Year 2013 – 2014, whereas by 2014 – 2015 it will rise to 4.7%.
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Official: Tourism should recover in 2013
The nation’s tourist destinations are "completely safe for tourists, and have not been affected by the political events,” Selim claimed.
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Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan: officials
Two sewage samples from Cairo were analysed and found to resemble a recently discovered strain in the Pakistani city of Sukkur.
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Egypt offers $75 mln at latest forex auction
The Egyptian pound has weakened by more than 6.5 percent on the interbank market since the first auction at the end of December.