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Egypt ranked 81 on Global Competitiveness Index
September 21, 2010
Egypt ranked 81 on Global Competitiveness Index
Egypt moves down 11 places from a year ago to 81st place on the 2010 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which…
Egypt delays meeting on TMG land case
September 21, 2010
Egypt delays meeting on TMG land case
Egypt's cabinet has delayed until early next week a meeting planned for Wednesday that had been expected to offer a…
Finance Minister: Govt to raise energy prices over coming 5 years
September 20, 2010
Finance Minister: Govt to raise energy prices over coming 5 years
The government plans to liberalize energy prices over the course of the next five to seven years in an effort…
LE150 million allocated for Egypt’s poorest villages
September 20, 2010
LE150 million allocated for Egypt’s poorest villages
Under the Egyptian government’s initiative to develop the country's poorest villages, LE150 million has been allocated to boost basic services…
Minister looks to foster nuclear cooperation at IAEA conference
September 20, 2010
Minister looks to foster nuclear cooperation at IAEA conference
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis has announced plans to convene with a number of representatives from several…
Ministry announces 5-year plan to boost national wheat production
September 19, 2010
Ministry announces 5-year plan to boost national wheat production
Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has reportedly prepared a new plan aimed at increasing national wheat production in…
Minister: Drop in foreign investments unrelated to political climate
September 19, 2010
Minister: Drop in foreign investments unrelated to political climate
The Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid attributed the decrease of foreign investments in Egypt for fiscal year…
Trade Minister: Egypt has enough wheat to avoid food crisis
September 19, 2010
Trade Minister: Egypt has enough wheat to avoid food crisis
The Egyptian government has enough stored wheat to avoid a bread shortage, said Minister of Industry and Trade Rachid Mohamed…
Ministry of Social Solidarity plans to curb black market flour sales
September 18, 2010
Ministry of Social Solidarity plans to curb black market flour sales
The Ministry of Social Solidarity is preparing a new plan to stop black market sales of subsidized flour used for…
Mohieldin: I will monitor investment in infrastructure from my position in the World Bank
September 17, 2010
Mohieldin: I will monitor investment in infrastructure from my position in the World Bank
Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin said that he will continue to monitor investments in Egypt while in his new position as…