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Unemployment on the rise in Egypt
27 million people are capable of working, meaning legitimate labor force – of which 3.5 million are searching for a job.
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MEA spending on IT facilities to reach $4b in '13: Gartner
IT infrastructure growth in Middle East will be driven by data center consolidation coupled with new data centre build outs.
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Egypt car sales up in January
Egyptians bought 43 per cent more cars in January 2013 compared to the same month of 2012; producers and distributors remain cautious.
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Egypt seeks tourism boost after Ahmadinejad visit
Zaazou will visit the Iranian capital from Monday under a drive "to restore tourism activity into Egypt and discover new and diverse markets".
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Egypt's Nomani expects sharply higher local wheat crop
Nomani Nomani, adviser to Egypt's supply minister, said, that the higher local wheat production was due to incentives offered to farmers.
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Egypt rate of forex reserve fall could slow: report
The rate of decline in Egypt's foreign reserves could fall next month, Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Major Russian gas producer exits Egypt
Political instability in Egypt scares away Russia's second-largest natural gas producer.
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Egypt's Morsi moves elections earlier
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has moved the start of the country's parliamentary elections ahead by five days.
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Egypt's President calls for parliamentary elections
Mursi announced that the vote will take place in four stages due to a shortage of election supervisors. The new parliament will convene on July 6.
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Egypt 'spent £1.7m on teargas' amid economic crisis
Activists condemn government's purchase of 140,000 canisters at a time when foreign reserves are at critical low and IMF loan is delayed.
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Opposition group enters Morsi for chance to win trip into space
An Egyptian opposition group is using a novel way to protest against President Mohammed Morsi: Sign him up for a chance to win a trip to space.
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Egypt signs debt deals with Petronas, BG Group
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil met with a delegation from American energy company Apache and BG Group.
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Egypt govt offers convicted investors 'reconciliation'
Egypt cabinet approves to amend a law related to investor guarantees and incentives by adding a clause stipulating possible reconciliation.
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Egypt says to invite IMF team within a week for talks
Egypt postponed the final ratification of the loan in December because of political unrest at the time.
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Egypt economy grows at 2.2%
The Planning Minister said the government is aiming for annualised growth of no less than 3 percent in the six months to the end of June.
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Egypt to sign business protocol with Indonesia
The Chamber of Commerce in Cairo is attempting to boost economic relations with Indonesia.
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Faragallah's letter to the President
After labor protests at the Faragallah factories, the company closed down – and here is what Chairman Mohamed Farag Amer had to tell the President.
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Egypt's solar-powered airports and private windmills
Egypt has plans to look into renewable energy – again. The question remains: how serious are these attempts?
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Egypt food manufacturer closes business after workers protest
The plants, located near Alexandria, halted production after they were raided by more than 200 workers, some of them carrying swords.
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World Bank-backed app challenge in Egypt attacks Cairo’s notorious traffic
The World Bank sponsored a competition to develop the best technological solution to one of the many problems associated with Cairo’s traffic.