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Govt announces official Ramadan food prices
July 8, 2010
Govt announces official Ramadan food prices
The government on Thursday announced new prices for food commodities to be sold during Ramadan at state-subsidized supply outlets.According to…
Rice, poultry to be imported amid shortages
July 8, 2010
Rice, poultry to be imported amid shortages
The state-run General Authority for the Supply of Commodities (GASC) is currently seeking tenders for the purchase of 70,000 metric…
Govt to expand cotton farming to meet rising demand
July 8, 2010
Govt to expand cotton farming to meet rising demand
The government is planning to an increase the total area of cotton plantations from 284,000 to 379,000 feddans, according to…
Egypt to import wheat in August
July 8, 2010
Egypt to import wheat in August
Paris--The General Authority for the Supply of Commodities (GASC) has announced it plans to import wheat during the first ten…
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
July 7, 2010
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
To offset the usual food shortages experienced during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan--which this year will begin in August--the…
Govt to exclude 1.8 million families from ration cards
July 6, 2010
Govt to exclude 1.8 million families from ration cards
The government is considering excluding 1.8 million families from the ration card system by deeming them undeserving of subsidies.Prime Minister…
Competition authority to consider maritime service price complaints
July 6, 2010
Competition authority to consider maritime service price complaints
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Rachid Mohamed Rachid has referred recent complaints of price increases imposed by maritime services…
New fuel shortages lead to queuing
July 6, 2010
New fuel shortages lead to queuing
A shortage in 80-octane gasoline and diesel caused overcrowding yesterday at several gas stations throughout Egypt.In Alexandria lines of cars…
LINKdotNET to provide ADSL independently despite Mobinil buyout
July 6, 2010
LINKdotNET to provide ADSL independently despite Mobinil buyout
Egyptian Company for Mobile Services and Subsidiaries (Mobinil) said internet company LINKdotNET will go on providing its ADSL services separately,…
Libya sets new labor conditions, say firms
July 5, 2010
Libya sets new labor conditions, say firms
Three Egyptian companies are complaining that Libyan authorities have set excessively difficult conditions on Egyptian laborers seeking permits to work…