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Egypt and the IMF: Time for a different approach
The country’s economic problems will hardly be solved by IMF emphasis on austerity.
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Cairo Job Fair: When employer meets employee in times of turmoil
Last week, the Cairo Job Fair took place at the AlAzhar Conference Center, despite tumultuous events in the area.
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Changed tax plans show Egypt's economic disarray
The capital gains tax itself is part of a bundle of taxes presented in the government’s latest economic program.
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PayPal officially in Egypt
After years of waiting and endless predictions, PayPal can now be used in Egypt.
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Egypt PM to visit donor Qatar amid IMF loan talks
Hisham Kandil was to fly to Doha after attending the swearing in of Kenya's new president in Nairobi, his office said.
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Egypt court backs jail for Mobinil execs in Israel case
Chairman and 3 senior executives of leading mobile-phone services provider are jailed for re-routing international calls via Sinai transmitter.
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Turkey to support Egypt until economy regains regional strength
Deputy PM of Turkey Babacan asked about the economic reform plan set in train by the Egyptian government to overcome the current situation.
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Economy threat to Brotherhood primacy
That a new pact with the IMF is being considered at all is testament to the desperate straits in which the Qandil administration finds itself.
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Egypt to abolish fuel subsidies as early as 2016: minister
Egypt is set to abolish fuel subsidies within three to five years in a bid to reduce its spiraling budget deficit, a senior minister told Al Arabiya.
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Leftist opposition figures slam IMF Egypt loan, call for state-led economy
Opposition figures and left-leaning economists decry current government's commitment to free trade, call for ending Egypt's 'neo-liberal' agenda
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Samsung and Al-Ahly Club partner up
Samsung has become the official technology partner for Egypt's most prominent football club AlAhly.
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Egypt seeks to increase $4.8 bln IMF loan
Egypt will intensify its efforts in the spring meetings of the IMF in the period from April 16-21 to receive additional funding.
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EU's Ashton seeks consensus in Egypt on economy and reform
The EU's foreign policy chief visit comes as Egypt is still in long-delayed negotiations with the IMF on a US$4.8 billion loan.
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Bassem Youssef episode angers Egypt Qatar Business Council
Anger within Qatar’s business community over Bassem Youssef’s most recent episode of Al Bernameg.
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One dead, many wounded in Cairo cathedral clashes
The state news agency MENA said 84 people had been injured in several hours of fighting after a ceremony at the cathedral.
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Egypt asks tourists to donate $1 to complete construction of Grand Museum
Tourists will be optionally charged one dollar per night to ensure the projected is completed on deadline in August 2015.
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Morsy: 'God is ever providing,' will save the economy
Obtaining basic necessities food and clothes should not distract the Egyptian people from achieving higher and greater objectives, Morsy insisted.
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The laws of Mindmapping - from Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mindmaps, gives away the most important rules of his technique.
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Egypt economic situation "worrisome", needs fast action: minister
After two years of political turmoil, Egypt is struggling with an economic crisis and a high budget deficit.
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Turkish firms committed to more business with Egypt
Some Turkish businessmen with operations in Egypt would like to double their business capacity in the textiles and energy sectors.