News
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The Arab Spring: Youth, freedom and the tools of technology
Web-based communications have been used by tech literate activists across the Middle East for three core purposes: organization, exposure & leverage.
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IMF loan approved by parliament: Newspaper
Egyptian government expects to seal a loan with the International Monetary Fund by mid-May, a deputy from the Freedom and Justice Party says.
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Nokia lowers its expectations for the 1st Quarter of 2012
The Finnish corporation expects a three percent plunge in the first quarter of 2012, previously expecting to break even.
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Real economies of African countries hit by piracy
To help fight piracy, three subregional information sharing centres (ISCs) have been created, in Yemen, Kenya and Tanzania.
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Piecemeal Restrictions: A Threat to Internet Freedom in Egypt
Pornography ban is likely to result in the blocking of legitimate content, as has happened in other jurisdictions where similar bans were adopted.
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Egypt has invested $4b in Pakistan: Hindam
Pakistani Ambassador Said Hindam informed that many Egyptian companies had invested in cement and real estate sectors.
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Analysis: Egypt's Brotherhood raises stakes by excluding IMF
The Brotherhood may be first to yield in the game of brinkmanship, to avoid inheriting an economy in tatters.
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Egypt tourism down a third in first quarter of 2012: MENA
Country saw 2.34 million tourists in the first three months of the year even as Saudi visitor numbers climbed, says state news agency.
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Centamin's Egypt gold output slightly below forecast
The country's biggest gold producer announces steady results for the first quarter of 2012 despite workers' strikes.
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Preparing for Rio+20
How are young people in Arab countries responding to the challenges of turning the region into a green economy?
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Orascom asks for arbitration on Algeria dispute
Algeria court ruling dashed hopes for settlement and Orascom leaves window open to direct talks.
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Foreign Policy: Twitter Predicting The Next Tahrir?
Interest in the role of social media first exploded during Iran's post-election unrest in 2009.
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Al-Shater's economic policies may attract US support, say experts
The US does want to see further economic liberalization in Egypt; there are fears that populism would be unsustainable.
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Small Businesses Reap Benefits of Arab Spring
On the positive side, conditions for entrepreneurs are in some ways improving, officials and businessmen say.
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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.