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Uber drivers remain independent contractors as lawsuit settled

Uber drivers remain independent contractors as lawsuit settled

Uber has agreed to pay up to US$100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which resolves a major challenge to…
What devaluation? Egyptian currency traders shrug off black market crackdown

What devaluation? Egyptian currency traders shrug off black market crackdown

Egypt's war on black market currency traders is not going to plan. One month after a devaluation that was supposed…
Egyptian court ruling allows CI Capital deal with Beltone

Egyptian court ruling allows CI Capital deal with Beltone

A Cairo Court ruled in favour of Commercial International Bank (CIB) on Wednesday, pushing through the sale of shares in…
Egypt pound weaker on black market amid dollar hoarding

Egypt pound weaker on black market amid dollar hoarding

The Egyptian pound weakened on the parallel market on Tuesday reaching LE11 against the dollar at a time when Egypt's…
VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 US diesel cars

VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 US diesel cars

Volkswagen AG and US officials have reached a framework deal under which the automaker would offer to buy back almost…
Kuwait oil, gas workers end three-day strike: local newspaper

Kuwait oil, gas workers end three-day strike: local newspaper

Kuwaiti oil and gas workers have ended a three-day strike that had temporarily cut the OPEC member's crude production by…
Egypt’s Zohr gas field to produce 1 bln cubic feet per day by end of 2017

Egypt’s Zohr gas field to produce 1 bln cubic feet per day by end of 2017

Egypt has agreed with Italy's Eni to begin production of one billion cubic feet per day of gas at the…
New petroleum excavations to be declared end of April: Minister

New petroleum excavations to be declared end of April: Minister

Eleven new petroleum excavations in the western desert and Suez will be revealed by the end of April, according to…
Egypt to launch new oil exploration round next week

Egypt to launch new oil exploration round next week

Egypt plans to launch a new oil exploration round next week, offering 11 blocks in the Western desert and the…
Oil rises as Kuwaiti oil workers strike cuts output for third day

Oil rises as Kuwaiti oil workers strike cuts output for third day

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as an oil workers strike in Kuwait nearly halved crude production from the OPEC member,…
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