News
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Lawmaker urges U.S. pursue trade pact with Egypt
The United States and Egypt should start by updating "a very outdated bilateral investment treaty," said Representative David Dreier.
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Tough challenges for new universities minister
Angry students and lecturers held mass, vociferous protests, demanding the sacking of all university leaders they deemed loyal to the Mubarak regime.
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Egypt's Mobinil pins hope on higher-value services
Mobinil has struggled to grow profits over the past year, mainly due to an erosion in revenues from its core voice operations.
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Tax, Customs Revenues Hit Le 29.2 Billion in Four Months
Tax revenues increased by one percent reaching LE 24.7 billion during the first four months of the fiscal year 2011/2012.
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Egypt to re-nationalise six agricultural companies
Further rolling back privatization, Prime Minister El-Ganzouri is set to return six land reclamation companies to the public sector.
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Egypt tour guides, vendors debate bikini, booze ban
Al-Nur party spokesman Nader Bakkar said: "We do not want to ban tourism. On the contrary, we want revenue from tourism to multiply."
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Mobile VAS penetration in Egypt likely to reach 92% by 2017, says Frost & Sullivan
The Egyptian market has been witnessing an explosive growth in its subscriber base in recent years.
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Electricity Companies to Bear Stamp Duty Levied On Low-Income Electricity Bills
Some measures will be taken to make the electricity bill easier to be paid by the citizens and deliver supply to those who deserve it.
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ExxonMobil offers scholarship for MENA students
Since the start of the scholars program, more than 1,300 candidates from the region have applied, and 23 met the exceptional standards.
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Vodafone Egypt offers on-net bonus with top-up
The mobile operator also started a promotion allowing customers to send hours to other customers.
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Egypt's NSGB to boost capital to LE4.03 bn
Country's second largest listed bank to issue 36.65 million shares to be financed by bank's retained earnings.
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Understanding the new Egypt consumer
While politics is consuming most of the conversations in Egypt, how can brands find a way to connect with the new Egypt consumer?
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EU agrees to start trade negotiations with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
"We are offering Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia progressive economic integration into the EU single market," said EU Trade Commissioner.
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Revolution-anniversary festival to boost tourism
The Ministry will organise the celebration of Jan25 to bolster tourism and mark a major political event that has won the world's full respect.
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Four Seasons Alexandria announces Mahmoud El Keiy as new Hotel Manager
Mahmoud El Keiy is a hotel veteran who has spent more than 10 years as part of Four Seasons family.
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Thomas Cook to close 200 outlets
Thomas Cook has been hit hard by tough trading conditions and unrest in popular destinations such as Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
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Austerity measures hit Bourse staff
Imran said some senior Stock Exchange officials earn as much as LE60,000 per month, contradicting Egypt's hard post-revolution economic realities.
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VINCI Wins a New Contract for a Dam in Egypt
Located on the Nile, some 250 kilometres to the north of Luxor, the new Assiut dam will replace an existing dam, built early last century.
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Egypt Interested in Cuban Teaching Method
With the Cuban "Yes, I Can"-teaching-method, an estimated 40 percent of illiteracy could be eliminated in Egypt.
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Press group urges Egypt investigate media attacks
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri to use his new powers to free bloggers Alaa Abdel Fattah and Maikel Nabil