News
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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 2,757 T cotton in past week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 2,757 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on October 15.
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Cotton problems in Egypt need practical solutions
A crisis may be in the making when the new cotton crop is not marketed.
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Egypt's SODIC registers sales of $96 mln to end-Sept
Egypt's SODIC registered almost 570 million Egyptian pounds worth of sales to the end of September, the firm said in a statement on Sunday.
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For social justice, government must reform fuel subsidies
A 2005 World Bank study found that wealthier Egyptians receive twice the amount of subsidies as poor citizens.
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No further change in Egypt's taxes: official
Egypt's tax law will not be changed after the addition of a new rate on income above LE10 million.
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Investments in pharmaceutical industry in Egypt exceed EGP 20 billion
This industry relies on importing raw materials from abroad, which increases the cost of producing medicine.
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Meat prices soar before Eid el-Adha
The price of a dog-sized local ram weighing less than 40 kilos has exceeded LE1,320 (circa $220), whereas the price of a 60 kilo ram exceeds LE2,200.
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Unit of Egypt's OCI wins a $578 mln mall contract
A unit of Egypt's Orascom Construction won the main 416 mln euro construction contract to build a mall in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
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Egypt, Sudan wary of Nile power projects
Countries in East & Central Africa have agreed to use the waters of the River Nile to generate power but are facing resistance from Sudan & Egypt.
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Egypt mobile phone July subscriptions up 29 pct
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt grew 29 percent from a year earlier to 77.76 million as of July.
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Marks & Spencer expands in Egypt
Marks & Spencer inaugurated their second store located inside Citystars. The store will be situated on the first floor of Phase 2 of Citystars.
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Turkey's Mersin, Egypt's Alexandria become sister cities
Caglayan said the protocol would help boost trade between the two countries as well as strengthen Turkish-Egyptian cooperation in third countries.
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Egyptian petroleum companies to participate in Libya
Undersecretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum Mahmoud Nazeem today revealed a plan for Libyan rehabilitation.
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Ethiopia's Millennium Dam Not to Negatively Impact Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopian Minister of Water and Energy Alemayehu Tajno says that the country’s proposed Millennium Dam will not harm Egypt or Sudan.
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Egypt mobile firms announce compensation for BlackBerry blackout
Etisalat, Mobinil and Vodafone are looking to soothe user frustrations by offering credit top-ups and discounts on forthcoming bills.
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Kuwait Energy announces flow rates from Abu Sennan discoveries in Egypt
Kuwait Energy announced that initial tests on its recent Egyptian discoveries on the GPZZ-4 & Al Ahmadi-1 wells, revealed flows of gas & condensate.
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Egypt sees 185 new companies in last week, offering 3,700 jobs
Official figures show a strong rise on the previous week, as Egyptian investors focus on the services sector.
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Egypt: Cabinet Approves 250 Million Pounds to Develop Slums
The Cabinet has approved the allocation of 250 million pounds to purchase housing units needed to remove life-threatening shanty areas.
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International report expects Egyptian economy to grow by 3.7%
The Egyptian economy is expected to post a growth rate for local income of 3.7 percent for the year 2011-2012.
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Ebda2 with Google kicks off in Egypt
“Google is passionate about growing internet ecosystem in Egypt,” the Country Manager for Google North Africa, Wael Fakharany.