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Egypt to grow 3 million acres of wheat in 2011-12
Egypt raised the price it will pay local farmers for their wheat next season to 380 Egyptian pounds ($63.60) per ardeb (140 kg) from 350 pounds.
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Muriya invests $250m in tourism projects
Muriya, which is 70 per cent owned by Orascom Development Holding, has invested to develop integrated tourism projects in Oman.
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Egypt Seals Off 3 More Gaza Smuggling Tunnels
The Egyptians uncovered the tunnels near the border with Israel & reported that the tunnels were being used for smuggling "construction materials".
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Egypt says will include Ukraine wheat in tenders
The specifications for Ukrainian wheat will be the same as that for Russian wheat, Nomani told Reuters.
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Average Wikipedia Reader Is 36 Years Old
Egypt has the youngest readers at an average age of 28.03 and Japan has the oldest readers at 40.25 years.
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Dana Gas participates in World Economic Forum in Jordan
Dana Gas, the Middle East's first and largest regional private sector Natural Gas Company is participating at The World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Human, social development in Africa
Egypt to chair UN committee on human and social development in Africa.
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Mideast power brokers call for "Marshall Plan" after unrest
Under the Marshall Plan, large sums flowed into Western Europe to rebuild the continent and restore productivity.
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Number and capital issue of new companies decreased in a week
Fewer companies were created and less capital was injected this week compared to the week previous, according to official figures.
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Egyptians await tourism’s return
Of the more than 300 cruise liners usually touring this section of the world’s longest river, not more than 40 are still setting sail.
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UAE to provide Egypt with US$3 bln aid
Egypt's current external debt is $34.9 billion, representing 15.5 percent of gross domestic product, mostly in long-term debt.
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Popular Egypt TV man Yousri Fouda says no to military censorship
“A large part of the pre-revolution mentality still rules, if not worse,” Fouda said.
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Egyptian jailed for Facebook Islam insult
Mansur was arrested in August after police tracked him down through his internet address.
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Steel and aluminium sectors in Egypt seek export subsidies
Members of the Metallic Industries Chamber have recorded reasonable exports performance & are calling for some export subsidies for support.
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Egyptian Start-Up Nezal Secures $1M Funding
The series A investment round comes primarily from Ideavelopers, with additional funding from Tamkeen Capital.
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Value of Egyptian Pound falls against main currencies
The value of the Egyptian Pound today declined against main currencies, according to an Egyptian Information & Decision Support Center weekly report.
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2 Egyptian High-Impact Entrepreneurs out of 28 Join the Endeavor Network
Endeavor selected 28 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey at its 40th Int'l Selection Panel.
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Jordan pays more for Egyptian gas
Egypt raised gas prices to Jordan on Thursday after the cabinet approved a deal between the Egyptian oil ministry & its Jordanian counterpart.
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Egypt sets private sector minimum wage at 700 pounds
The National Committee for Salaries approved a 700 EGP ($115) a month as the minimum wage for private business, in a meeting on Thursday.
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US $7m to establish new projects in a free zone in Ismailia
The projects will need approximately 270-320 Egyptian workers and 17 foreign workers.