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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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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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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.
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Hope for stability unites Egypt's rich and poor
The rich and poor of Egypt agree on one thing: the economy will not revive without stability - something the coming president has to establish.
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Ethiopia powers on with controversial dam project
As Egypt and Sudan are close to freaking out about its natural resource 'The Nile', Ethiopia does not seem to halt the completion of its dam.
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Opinion: Egypt - The dictatorship mentality
The Supreme Council of Armed Forces has a lot of accusations to stand up against, one of which is turning Egypt into a police state again.
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Finance Minister: Country economy ready to bounce back
While voting in Egypt's presidential elections, Finance Minister Momtaz al-Sa'ed said he was optimistic about the country's economic future.
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Egypt military to oversee laws, budget: army
The military is looking into the amendment of article 56 in the constitution, in order to give legislative powers and state budget to SCAF.
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Egypt economy to grow under 2 pct in 2012: c.bank
As an explanation to the drop, central bank governor Farouk el-Okdah only said "We have a revolution," without further elaboration.
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Singaporean safely home after Egyptian ordeal
Kidnapped Singaporean tour leader is back home after being a hostage of tribesmen for eight hours in Sinai.
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AMF arranges US$ 65 mln loan to Egypt
The Arab Monetary Fund will extend the credit line through a trade financing program, in order to help with Egypt's payment deficits.
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Tribesmen kidnap Singaporean in Egypt's Sinai
Being only one case among a number of "friendly" kidnappings in the Sinai Peninsula, the Singaporean was on his way to Cairo.