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A file photo of electricity pylons.
Energy subsidies will disappear by 2016, says minister
Al-Masry Al-Youm 26 Feb 2013
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Hatem Saleh said Tuesday that energy subsidies for industrial firms would...
Osama Saleh, Head of the General administration for Investment
Indian firm plans US$200 mn expansion of Port Said factory
Al-Masry Al-Youm 30 Sep 2012
  The Sanmar Group, an Indian firm, plans to spend US$200 million to expand its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) factory...
Samsung to build first Middle East factory in Egypt
Al-Masry Al-Youm 13 Sep 2012
  Samsung signed a memorandum of understanding with the governor of Beni Suef on Thursday to build its first...
A general view of the first Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo January 23, 2012. Egypt's parliament began its first session on Monday since an election put Islamists in charge of the assembly following the overthrow of Mubarak in February.
Parliament approves in principle amendments on law fighting monopolies
Al-Masry Al-Youm 22 Apr 2012
The People’s Assembly Economic Affairs Committee has approved in principle an amendment to the law on protecting...
Govt report: Growth of GDP, construction sector revitalize economy
Al-Masry Al-Youm 08 Apr 2012
The Egyptian economy partially recovered in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2011/2012, from October to December,...
File photo dated March 21,2011 of Dr. Mumtaz al-Said, the new Finance Minister.
Plan to save economy underway, says cabinet
Egypt Independent 14 Mar 2012
The cabinet is implementing a quick and comprehensive plan to revamp the economy and tame the budget deficit, the...
A girl selling fuel publicly on street, Faysal, Giza, September 19, 2011. According to an investigative report by Al-Masry Al-Youm, fuel has been shown to be sold outside authorized fueling stations, where gasoline (a fuel high on demand) is filled into containers (bearing names of state companies authorized to sell specified fuels at subsidized prices) at 'black market' prices.
For social justice, government must reform fuel subsidies
Nadine Marroushi 16 Oct 2011
If Egypt is to achieve social justice and an efficient economy, the government must strengthen its regulatory capacity...
Libyans congratulate each other, after Eid prayer, Martyrs square, Tripoli, August 31,2011. Libyans celebrate Eid el-Fitr, after victory of 17th February revolution, and toppling 42-year regime of Moamer Gadhafi.
Analysts voice optimism for Egyptian investments in post-Qadhafi Libya
Abdel Rahman Shalaby
Mohamed Abdel Atty
01 Sep 2011
Analysts have predicted that Egyptian investments in Libya will be positively affected by the success of anti-regime...
File photo showing Hazem al-Beblawi, Advisor of Arab Monetary Fund, during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, July 24, 2010
Egypt mulls removing energy subsidies for certain industries
Arabic Edition 16 Aug 2011
The government is considering removing its energy subsidies to the steel, cement, fertilizers, and ceramics industries...
A view of Gaza
Postcard from Rafah: Above and under the ground
Lina Attalah 05 Jun 2011
Like other border towns, Rafah misses certain details of everyday city life. Lying at Egypt’s most northwestern...