News
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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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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.
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No blank checks for Egypt's military
U.S. military aid to Egypt should be conditioned on the holding of free and fair elections and an end of the abuse of emergency rule.
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Egypt's Ganzouri says will not hold finance portfolio
"I will appoint a finance minister, because I can't take on such responsibility at this time," Ganzouri told reporters.
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Egyptian corruption still riding high: watchdog
New ratings from Transparency International show perceptions of corruption in Egypt have changed little since January's revolution.
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Investors remain wary of Egypt's stock market
Lots of investors are waiting for a devaluation, but that type of thing happens all the time.
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Egypt economy woes could lead to a review of subsidies
The central bank put reserves at $22 billion at the end of October, down $2 billion from a month earlier and showing a faster fall.
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Egypt stocks up 1.3 per cent an hour before closing
Egypt's parliamentary elections went ahead relatively smoothly, helping the Bourse regain a previous full week of losses.
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Islamists see Egypt poll gains, economy totters
The economic crunch has forced the Egyptian pound to its lowest level in nearly seven years after tourism and foreign investment collapsed.
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Record number of students for the University of Cairo
More than 30 students will attend the courses broken down into 3 intensive curriculum blocks until July 2012.