economy
Govt to encourage investment in Sinai
Business
March 14, 2010
Govt to encourage investment in Sinai
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Amin Abaza announced that the government will allow Egyptian investors to begin agricultural projects…
Egypt’s political stability turning to liability?
Egypt
March 8, 2010
Egypt’s political stability turning to liability?
Egypt's calcified politics has long been judged an asset in a turbulent region but as President Hosni Mubarak ages in…
Egypt eyes European bond market
Business
March 5, 2010
Egypt eyes European bond market
CAIRO-Egypt plans to tap the Eurobond market for $1 billion-1.5 billion in seven to eight weeks, its first such issue…
Egypt should stand ready to raise rates, IMF says
Business
February 25, 2010
Egypt should stand ready to raise rates, IMF says
Egypt should be prepared to raise interest rates if inflation does not abate and should work to cut its budget…
Sources: Algeria govt wants Orascom Telecom to leave
Business
February 17, 2010
Sources: Algeria govt wants Orascom Telecom to leave
Algiers-- The Algerian government wants Egyptian group Orascom Telecom to relinquish its stake in Algeria's number one mobile telephone operator,…
English-language press review: Toyota recall, Afghanistan offensive, Iraqi elections
Egypt
February 15, 2010
English-language press review: Toyota recall, Afghanistan offensive, Iraqi elections
American and British newspapers extensively covered over the past week Toyota’s massive vehicle recall, the biggest NATO offensive in Afghanistan…
CAPMAS: Inflation up 13.6% in January
Business
February 10, 2010
CAPMAS: Inflation up 13.6% in January
In a statement Wednesday, Abu Bakr el-Guindi, president of the state-run Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), noted…
US ambassador: Free trade with Egypt not on US agenda
Egypt
February 10, 2010
US ambassador: Free trade with Egypt not on US agenda
Many obstacles still stand in the way a free trade agreement between Egypt and the United States, said US Ambassador…
Tanta workers continue sit-in protest downtown
Egypt
February 10, 2010
Tanta workers continue sit-in protest downtown
Workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company continued their sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Cabinet of…
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
Egypt
February 8, 2010
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif had an excellent excuse to miss the Davos forum this year: he just got married. But…