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Egypt’s IMF deal imminent but Brotherhood says no agreement reached
Egypt is on the verge of a balance of payments crisis and the timing of a $3.2 billion International Monetary Fund loan is crucial.
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Egyptian millionaire has designs on regional media
Moustapha Sarhank, who made his fortune in the technology and defense sectors, said he had submitted a bid for an Egyptian newspaper.
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Market Update: Egypt stocks climb 1.9 pct by mid-Thursday
Stocks in Mobinil & Telecom Egypt saw the heaviest trade, the former spurred by reports that France Telecom is in the final stages of agreement.
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Egyptian overseas investment plunges by half in 2011: UN body
Country invested just $600 million in other countries last year as political turbulence battered the economy, fresh data shows.
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Egypt, WB sign $ 240 mn loan agreement for Giza power project
Approved initially in June 2010, the project is expected to supply power to more than five million households in the governorate of Giza.
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Helicopters delivered to Egypt
The helicopters were provided through the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.
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Wind Technology: Could Radical Innovation Come from MENA?
Hassine Labaied, CEO of Saphon Energy Ltd, discusses the opportunities and burdens of wind energy in the MENA region.
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Population growth 'aiding Egypt's property market'
Director of Orascom Housing Communities Omar Elhitamy noted an average of 440,000 new properties need to be constructed each year.
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Bourse President Mohamed Omran to resign 1st of July 2012
Dr. Mohamed Omran announced his intention to resign a year before his contract expires and get back to his academic work at Cairo University.
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Egypt finmin expects to get IMF loan by end-June
Finance Minister Mumtaz al-Saeed wants the money to be disbursed before a new president is sworn in at the end of June.
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France Telecom Takes $2 Billion Egyptian Deal to Regulators
Depending on the results of the tender offer, France Telecom’s ownership of Mobinil will be in a range of 66 percent to 95 percent.
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38 Social Media Statistics for 2012
Erik Qualman, founder of Socialnomics, writes down his main findings of global social media research for the year 2012.
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Housing Ministry Defines Conditions of Acquiring Military Units
The number of residential units is 20,000, and they are located in the cities of Helwan and the Burj Al Arab.
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Egypt's army fills Sinai, but business runs as usual
Cairo has reinforced troop levels in the peninsula, but they are few and far between, and smuggling continues apace.
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Egypt consumer confidence falls 2 pct in March: Report
Consumer confidence index slips in March amid growing popular pessimism over Egypt's economic prospects.
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Egypt Ganzouri reviews 10-year plan
The next government could benefit from Japan’s success story in multiplying its national income.
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The labour movement and the future of democracy in Egypt
The actions of the Ultras and the labour movement could determine the future of revolutionary politics of Egypt.
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Military rank-and-file seek share of Arab Spring benefits
Egyptians are tired of senior officers getting wealthy, lower ranks demand better treatment, salaries, and improved conditions and training.
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USAID Struggles to Find Common Ground
Can Egypt benefit from foreign developmental aid without compromising national independence?
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Two Egyptian Parliament Committees Back IMF Loan-Linked Plan
The timeline for implementing an agreement would mean that Egypt would start getting money after the current government leaves.