CAPMAS: Total expenditure on basic education reaches 6.6 percent of total spending
Business
June 8, 2015
CAPMAS: Total expenditure on basic education reaches 6.6 percent of total spending
The expenditure on primary education reached LE45.3 billion, which constitutes 6.6% of total public expenditure and 56% of total expenditure…
EFG Hermes launches Hassad fund
Economy
June 8, 2015
EFG Hermes launches Hassad fund
EFG Hermes, Saudi Arabia’s top-rank asset manager has launched Hasaad, a Sharia-compliant Saudi equity fund for local and foreign investors,…
COMESA: Free-trade agreement to increase two-way trade in Africa up to US$3 trillion
Business
June 8, 2015
COMESA: Free-trade agreement to increase two-way trade in Africa up to US$3 trillion
COMESA Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya is expecting a doubling of two-way trade after COMESA, the Southern African Development Community (SADC)…
Amnesty calls for release of 19-year-old detainee
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Amnesty calls for release of 19-year-old detainee
Amnesty International has called for the release of a 19-year-old Egyptian, who has been detained for more than a year…
Egypt’s market loses LE2.8 billion on Monday, EGX30 down 0.7 %
Business
June 8, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE2.8 billion on Monday, EGX30 down 0.7 %
Egypt's stock market declined for the third session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index on Monday lost 0.65…
Campaign count: 163 activist disappearances since April
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Campaign count: 163 activist disappearances since April
A campaign demanding the release of political prisoners has counted 163 forced disappearances of activists since April, adding to escalating…
Central bank: Egypt’s foreign reserves lose $1 billion at end of May
Egypt
June 7, 2015
Central bank: Egypt’s foreign reserves lose $1 billion at end of May
Egypt's foreign currency reserves lost US$965.3 million reach to US$19.56 billion at the end of May, compared to $20.53 billion…
Maat wins election in Euro-Mediterranean Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures
Egypt
June 7, 2015
Maat wins election in Euro-Mediterranean Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures
The member organizations of the Euro-Mediterranean Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures have re-elected Maat for Peace, Development…
Corruption claim regarding UAE cattle grant referred to prosecution
Egypt
June 7, 2015
Corruption claim regarding UAE cattle grant referred to prosecution
Salah Helal, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, has referred the claim related to the livestock received from Uruguay and…
Egypt’s market loses LE2.8 billion on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.6 %
Business
June 7, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE2.8 billion on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.6 %
Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone on Sunday, as the benchmark EGX30 index declined by 0.59 percent, recording…