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Rapid growth of the Egyptian online travel market
In Africa, more than half of all consumers avoid traditional travel agents altogether and book their holidays online instead.
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Egypt's Bourse is doing well, but risks loom
Egyptian stocks have been in the black since the beginning of the year, becoming the world's second-best gainer.
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MENA: Egypt shows signs of recovery
Occupancy levels in Sharm El Sheikh have remained relatively steady since December 2011 and stood at 52.0% in February.
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Freezing private funds is not the solution: Expert
With Egyptians dependent on "private funds" gathered by state institutions, to freeze them until they can be dealt with by law can be disastrous.
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The Challenges for Developing Innovation in the Middle East
The Middle East is still a challenging place for anyone with an idea to change their industry, or the world around them.
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Civil Society Group Opposes US Aid Waiver for Egypt
The aid controversy grew from Egyptian authorities accusing U.S. pro-democracy groups of backing anti-government protests.
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Egypt's GASC says buys 115,000 T U.S. wheat
Since the start of the 2011/12 fiscal year on July 1, GASC's purchases have been dominated by Black Sea origin wheat.
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Wealth of Muslim Brotherhood's presidential hopeful worries some Egyptians
Several of the country's economists said they believe el-Shater's nomination looks a lot like a merger of power and money.
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Does the Egyptian Media Need a Revolution?
Egypt plunged down 39 spots from 129 to 166 on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders.
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Mobile Prevalence Rate Reaches 112% in Egypt
Internet users in Egypt recorded an increase of 1.8% comparing with December’s figures, as the users’ number reached 29.5 million.
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No fixed timeline to conclude Egypt loan talks: IMF
The timeline for concluding an agreement is not fixed and will depend on how quickly progress is made by all sides on these all issues.
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Egypt, Uganda sign ICT agreement
The two parties also agreed to exchange practices to develop a multi-lingual e-portal representing the Ugandan heritage.
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Egypt Government Won’t Sideline Lawmakers on IMF Loan, MENA Says
The Freedom and Justice Party has voiced opposition to the loan, and maintains the government is moving ahead without consulting lawmakers.
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Shura Council Speaker confirms importance of enhancing Egyptian-Turkish relations
Shura Council Speaker Ahmed Fahmi expressed his keenness on increasing the Turkish investments in Egypt and beefing up bilateral partnership ties.
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Egypt to freeze LE44.2 bn worth of 'private funds'
Monies raised by state institutions may be frozen as the government sets rules on how they should be spent, claims report.
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Five parties eye Egypt arm of Greece's Piraeus Bank - sources
Piraeus, Greece's fourth-largest lender, has been looking to offload the business to help raise cash as it grapples with the country's economy.
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EgyptAir resumes flight to Liberia
Egypt Air will fly from Cairo to Monrovia, through Accra. The resumption of the Egyptian airline to the country takes effect next year.
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A turning point for the Egyptian economy?
As a result of the pervasive uncertainty that has engulfed the country from the Arab Spring, the economy has suffered.
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5 GCC countries in top 40 of global ICT index
Egypt (five position drop), Morocco (eight position drop) and Algeria (one position drop) confirm the declining trend of North African countries.
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Mansour and Maghraby Family member resign from Credit Agricole
The Maghrabi and Mansour families together own 17 percent of the Cairo bank’s total capital of LE1.14 billion.