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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…
French suppliers raise wheat prices by US$10 per ton
September 16, 2010
French suppliers raise wheat prices by US$10 per ton
French suppliers substantially raised their wheat prices at a tender offer held Thursday by the General Authority for Supply Commodities…
LE40 billion to relocate Helwan factories
September 16, 2010
LE40 billion to relocate Helwan factories
The relocation of Helwan's environmentally polluting factories will cost LE40 billion, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development…
Madinaty ruling provokes concern and heightened security
September 16, 2010
Madinaty ruling provokes concern and heightened security
The Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), Egypt's largest urban development conglomerate, has erected metal barricades at the gates of its Madinaty…
Housing Ministry allocates land to 87,000 youth
September 15, 2010
Housing Ministry allocates land to 87,000 youth
Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Ahmed al-Maghrabi said his ministry has delivered plots of land to 98 percent…