Reuters 16 Apr 2013
The country may struggle on for the rest of the year without an IMF loan, enduring a summer of fuel shortages and power...
Reuters 29 Mar 2013
Egypt has hit breaking point in its ability to pay for imports of oil, wheat and other basic commodities, forcing it to...
Egypt Independent 20 Feb 2013
Egypt’s economy grew 2.4 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year, according to a Cabinet...
Maggie Hyde 01 Dec 2012
The doors and windows of the businesses that line Tahrir Square were shuttered again one morning last week, after...
Maggie Hyde 11 Nov 2012
A Cairo-based call center company has received an international award for its preparedness and emergency...
Alexandre Goudineau 03 Nov 2012
For the thousands of young men and women who filled Tahrir Square nearly two years ago, youth unemployment was a huge...
Alexandre Goudineau 16 Oct 2012
The call center industry was one of the trademarks of Egypt's development strategy throughout the 2000s. Experts...
Alexandre Goudineau 04 Oct 2012
The nation may be going through the most severe economic slowdown of the past decade, but some businesses have managed...
Reuters 20 Jun 2012
Egypt's pound was bid at 6.0507 to the US dollar on Wednesday, its weakest in more than seven years, following a...
Reuters 18 Jun 2012
Egypt's main share index drops 3.4 percent to its lowest since 26 January, extending a decline after a...