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Egypt's economy rallies at the close but can't avoid contraction
Egypt's growth expanded slightly in the fourth quarter but the rebound is unlikely to have stopped a full-year economic slide.
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Egypt's GDP grew by annual 0.4 pct in Q4 - MP
"The slowdown in the growth rate has been contained, and that is a good indicator for growth," said MP Abbas Abdel Aziz.
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Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts' expansion emphasises confidence in Egyptian tourism
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has also strengthened its presence on the Nile with four new cruisers and one sail boat.
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Egypt's Shura Council requests details of 'private funds'
Economic committee calls for details on monies raised by government through means other than customs or taxation.
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Egypt to Support Conference of Economic Development on Sudan in Istanbul
The meeting discussed the joint projects between the two countries which were launched last year after the advent of the Egyptian Revolution.
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Entrepreneurship Outperforms Innovation
Innovative ideas can make a splash, but entrepreneurs are more likely to create value, change the world, and make profits.
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Labor Market Economics
A study of the Egyptian labor market reveals a massive mismatch in supply and demand.
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Surveillance Inc: How Western Tech Firms Are Helping Arab Dictators
As democratic movements spread in the Middle East, governments are cracking down, and that means big business for the companies who help them do it.
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North Africa: Waiting Game
As new and emerging governments establish political office in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, strategies to tackle economic exclusion are still lagging.
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Egypt minister sees telecom tender within 4 weeks
MVNOs are mobile phone service providers which lease excess network capacity from telecom operators.
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Conflicting reports on fate of popular Egyptian FM radio station
Negotiations are underway regarding the status and future of Nogoum FM Egypt’s first privately owned radio station granted state approval.
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Egyptian tourism optimistic over future: minister
It would be an understatement to say it was a difficult year" for the tourism industry, Tourism Minister Munir Fakhri Abdel-Nur said.
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Report: Egypt border fence construction ahead of schedule
The IDF has also recommended establishing a canal between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea to prevent illegal border infiltration from Jordan.
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Egyptian Researchers Aim to Clear Landmines Using Bacteria and Plants
Egyptians researchers believe that sugar beets can help to clear the country’s stockpile of land mines.
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Strike halts work at Egypt's Sukari gold mine: Management
Workers at gold mine in Eastern Desert strike for better pay and conditions, management brands strike "illegal".
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Dubai tumbles from 16-mnth high; Egypt at 8-month high
Foreign and institutional buying of blue-chip shares pushed Egypt's main index to a new eight-month high.
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The 7 elections that will reshape the global economy
Leaders around the world are facing angry voters who want real change. Can they keep getting by on the same old promises?
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AUC’s chemistry program first in Egypt to receive CSC international accreditation
The undergraduate chemistry program at the American University in Cairo (AUC) has been accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.
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OMD named 'Media Network of the Year'
The two awarded campaigns were OMD Cairo’s “El Balad Baladna” for Persil (Henkel) and OMD UAE’s “Weather report” for telecoms company du.
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Egypt gas pipeline bombed for the 13th time
Witnesses in Al Arish told Reuters that two blasts were set off within 15 metres of each other using remote-controlled explosive devices.