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Egypt sells more dollar T-bills than it sought
The central bank received bids worth $890 million, with yields on the accepted bids ranging from 3.7 to 3.73 percent.
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Al Watany Bank reports 19% growth in profits Q1 2012
As of end of March 2012, AWB’s total assets reached EGP 17.8 billion, up 8% year-on-year & ROA increased to 1.69% compared with 1.54% in March 2011.
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4.4 mln tourists visited Egypt in 5 months
In the same period last year, 3.4 million tourists entered the country, showing that there is hope for the tourism sector.
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Market update: Egypt stocks lose 4.5 pct by midday
Egypt stocks are negatively impacted by the political suspense for the second day in a row, as EGX30 loses 3.42% and EGX70 loses 2.39%.
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Opinion: Controversial Cairo refinery gets $3.7 bln from WB, EIB, EFG Hermes
The Mostorod Refinery Project is not welcomed by everyone, especially when talking about where the funding is coming from.
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Egypt's asset freeze request still pending in UAE
The United Arab Emirates government is still hesitating in freezing the assets and bank accounts of members of the ousted Egyptian regime.
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EFG Hermes' InfraMed invests $100m in the Egyptian Refining Company
EFG Hermes bank is supporting and financing infrastructure projects in Egypt, such as the refineries.
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Egypt's elusive economic fix slips further away
As investors took a home-run after the January 2011 uprisings, the scene does not seem to look much friendlier yet.
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Vodafone Egypt adds low-denomination top-ups
Vodafone subscribers might not have to worry about running out of credit anymore, because they can now purchase top-ups for a few pounds.
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Egypt’s ‘anti-Tahrir’ TV ad seen as ‘smear campaign’
After placing and instantly removing an ad campaign that portrays foreigners as spies, a new TV commercial is accused of ruining Tahrir's image.
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New food security and nutrition project for Egypt
Italy's government is financing a $3 million project, implemented by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization in Egypt.
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Market update: Egypt's stock down 3.42 per cent amid political ambiguity
The benchmark EGX30 index fell 3.42 per cent to 4,269 points, while broad-based EGX70 index fell 1.41 per cent.
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Egypt's military rulers vow to transfer power to president by end of June
The Supreme Council of Armed Forces has released an interim constitution, promising to leave power end of June - 17 months late.
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QNET brings the Marussia F1 Team Show Car to Lebanon
QNET, the official direct selling partner of the Marussia F1 team, makes a pit stop in Beirut to showcase the car.
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Opinion: In Egypt, only the Islamists can
The business elite fears them, but in the economy only the fundamentalists can do what must be done - a commentary from Jerusalem.
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Moody's: court ruling fuels political uncertainty for Egypt, a Credit Negative
Heightened political uncertainty will likely prove a setback to the economy, which was just regaining domestic and foreign creditor confidence.
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WB urges developing countries to strengthen domestic fundamentals
In the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), June 2012, the World Bank gives an account of the global economic outlook.
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Stocks rally on Greece, Egypt falls
The Egyptian stock market dropped 1 percent, after primary results of the presidential elections reveal the MB's candidate as the winner.
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Google reports 'alarming' rise in censorship by governments
Search engine company has said there has been a troubling increase in requests to remove political content from the internet.
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Kuwaiti citizens advised against traveling to Egypt
As a result of the instability of the country's current political condition, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Egypt has urged Kuwaitis not to travel to Egypt.