economy
Total deposits with banking system reach LE3.6 trillion in September: CBE
Economy
November 27, 2018
Total deposits with banking system reach LE3.6 trillion in September: CBE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that the total deposits with the banking system, other than the CBE,…
UAE seeks rich, educated foreigners with long-term visa scheme
Middle East
November 25, 2018
UAE seeks rich, educated foreigners with long-term visa scheme
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will offer long-term visas to rich property investors, senior scientists and entrepreneurs in…
Egypt new budget aims for 6.5% growth, 10.9% inflation: Finance Minister
Economy
November 23, 2018
Egypt new budget aims for 6.5% growth, 10.9% inflation: Finance Minister
Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait announced the country’s new 2019/2020 budget, in a statement sent to all governmental…
More than half a million Tunisians hold public sector strike over wages
Middle East
November 22, 2018
More than half a million Tunisians hold public sector strike over wages
(Reuters) – About 650,000 Tunisians went on strike on Thursday to protest the government’s refusal to raise wages amid…
Lebanon can’t waste more time on government formation: president
Middle East
November 22, 2018
Lebanon can’t waste more time on government formation: president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the country no longer had the luxury of wasting…
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
World
November 21, 2018
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
PRETORIA (Reuters) – When US President Donald Trump pledged to investigate large scale killings of white farmers in South Africa…
Egypt’s growth rate rises to 5.3% during first quarter of fiscal year
Business
November 17, 2018
Egypt’s growth rate rises to 5.3% during first quarter of fiscal year
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reformation Hala al-Saed announced Friday that the economic growth rate increased to…
Sun rises on Egypt’s solar energy market
Features/Interviews
November 15, 2018
Sun rises on Egypt’s solar energy market
The sun is rising on the field of solar energy in Egypt, with the world’s largest solar energy park under…
Child born every 15 seconds in Egypt: official
Egypt
November 12, 2018
Child born every 15 seconds in Egypt: official
A child is born every 15 seconds in Egypt, and the number of population increases by two million annually…
China’s annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
Economy
November 11, 2018
China’s annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
SHANGHAI (AP) — Online shoppers spent more than $14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy…