Business
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…
New industrial energy fees take effect 1 July
July 5, 2010
New industrial energy fees take effect 1 July
The Electricity and Energy Ministry raised energy fees for energy-intensive industries as of 1 July, according to sources speaking on…
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
July 5, 2010
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
On 13 June, one year after the government introduced a new insurance and pension law, parliament ratified the final draft.The…