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Agriculture Ministry aims for 60% self-sufficiency by next wheat harvest
August 22, 2010
Agriculture Ministry aims for 60% self-sufficiency by next wheat harvest
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced it is in the process of expanding Egypt's total wheat cultivation to include some…
Port official: Channel to be dug parallel to Suez Canal by 2012
August 22, 2010
Port official: Channel to be dug parallel to Suez Canal by 2012
A tender for the construction of a navigation channel parallel to Egypt's
Possible signs of natural gas shortage
August 22, 2010
Possible signs of natural gas shortage
The government has approved energy importation for industrial projects as part of a plan to liberate the energy sector. Industrial…
Solving the electricity crisis
August 21, 2010
Solving the electricity crisis
It’s the brightest time of the year for Muslims worldwide, but in Egypt, residents are celebrating Ramadan amidst nationwide government-implemented…
Petroleum Ministry orderes reduction in gas exports to solve power crisis
August 21, 2010
Petroleum Ministry orderes reduction in gas exports to solve power crisis
Official sources from the Ministry of Petroleum have said the ministry will reduce gas exports over the next few weeks…
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
August 20, 2010
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Milan--World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and…
TRA mulls launch of money-transfer services via mobile phone
August 19, 2010
TRA mulls launch of money-transfer services via mobile phone
The board of Egypt's Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Egypt imports 55 thousand tons of US wheat
August 19, 2010
Egypt imports 55 thousand tons of US wheat
The Ministry of Trade and Industry announced Thursday a deal made to import 55 thousand tons of US wheat at…
Egypt’s political uncertainty presses stock gains for rest of 2010
August 19, 2010
Egypt’s political uncertainty presses stock gains for rest of 2010
Egyptian stocks are set for only modest gains for the rest of 2010, led by telecoms, real estate and banks,…
Egypt’s non-oil exports rise 20% in Q2
August 19, 2010
Egypt’s non-oil exports rise 20% in Q2
Egypt's non-oil exports rose 20 percent to 29 billion Egyptian pounds in the second quarter of 2010 compared to a…