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Egypt's Economy and the Islamists
Given that the founder of the largest company in Egypt is a Coptic Christian, one might reasonably worry about what exactly this means.
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Carter: Egypt elections helped stocks recover
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Egyptians "should be proud of the first phase of the elections.”
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Egyptian steel mills cut prices in response to lower demand
Iron companies operating in the local Egyptian market have declared they will not raise prices in December despite rising costs for raw materials.
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Seafood export to Egypt comes to a halt
Pakistan's seafood export to Egypt has largely come to a halt because political uncertainty continues in the key Middle Eastern country.
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Egypt sees $77 million injected in new enterprises, creating 3,197 jobs last week
New investment is bringing new jobs, predominantly in services.
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Why prices keep on rising in Egypt
According to economists, when the price of a commodity goes up in Egypt, it never comes down again.
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Egypt still unsure about IMF loan: new minister
Egypt’s future finance minister said on Saturday it was too soon to say whether the country would take a loan of $3.2 bn offered by the IMF.
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Social Media Tips and Trends in the Arab World from the MediaME Forum
The online advertising market in the MENA region is around $180 million, with 70 million of that being spent on Google AdWorks.
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Kraft Foods net revenues rise 11.5% to $13.2bn
Kraft Foods Inc., with four production plants in Egypt, has reported third quarter results driven by strong organic revenue growth.
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Petroleum Ministry seeks meeting local needs despite crisis
Eng. Abdullah Ghorab said providing citizens with oil products in a comfortable way comes at the top of the ministry's priorities.
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Twitters Compiles List of 10 Best Tweets of 2011
At the top is one line from an unsuspecting man in Pakistan who tweeted, “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1 a.m. is a rare event.”
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Gallup set to spur Egypt jobs
As part of an attempt to stem endemic "unemployment hopelessness" in the Arab world, Gallup plans an initiative to help invigorate local jobs market.
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Turmoil in Arab world tests PepsiCo's growth strategy
Food giant looks to expand social partnership in MENA.
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Africa in 2012: Afro-Med transitions, markets and politics?
Cash-strapped governments faced grim choices: refuse the IMF deal and watch state borrowing spiral out of control or accept its medicine.
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MENA stock markets lower on global economic concerns
In the MENA region, the Egyptian market took a major hit during the month of November 2011.
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Rich Egyptians weigh emigration as Islamists surge
"I hope they don't impose the veil and ban women from driving like in Saudi Arabia," said coquettish fifty-something Naglaa Fahmi.
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Activists slam US teargas sales to Egypt
Activists in New York City announced they were preparing to stage a rally against the US-based tear gas manufacturer, Combined Systems Inc (CSI).
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Egypt's fiscal crisis puts pressure on army
Economic slide may force ruling Military Council to hand over some powers to civilian rulers before June election.
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Egypt's Sewedy 9M net profit drops 24 pct
Net profit of ElSewedy Electric fell to 528.3 million Egyptian pounds ($88 million) from 698.1 million pounds in the same period of 2010.
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Egypt labour demand falls 54% in October
Total labour demand slumps last month on back of severe decline in advertised private-sector employment opportunities.