Egypt economy
IMF official in Egypt as currency crisis bites
Business
January 7, 2013
IMF official in Egypt as currency crisis bites
A senior International Monetary Fund official met Egypt's government on Monday to discuss a vital US$4.8 billion loan as the…
Remittances up, but economy still faltering
Business
January 3, 2013
Remittances up, but economy still faltering
Remittances from Egyptian expats have increased by 40 percent over this fiscal year, said Prime Minister Hesham Qandil on Thursday.…
Stock exchange continues upward trend in the new year
Business
January 3, 2013
Stock exchange continues upward trend in the new year
Stock exchange indexes rose at the end of trading on Thursday, supported by strong purchases from foreign investors. Market capitalization…
Morsy sees currency stabilizing ‘within days’
World
December 31, 2012
Morsy sees currency stabilizing ‘within days’
Egypt's pound fell to a record low on Monday as the president signaled his government would allow it to depreciate…
Dollar selling price reaches LE6.42 in banks, exchange bureaus
Business
December 31, 2012
Dollar selling price reaches LE6.42 in banks, exchange bureaus
The dollar continued to rise against the Egyptian pound during trading on Monday in banks and exchange bureaus, despite the…
Morsy not concerned about dollar rise against pound, market will rebound
Egypt
December 31, 2012
Morsy not concerned about dollar rise against pound, market will rebound
Egypt is not concerned about the dollar’s recent rise against the Egyptian pound, President Mohamed Morsy said Monday in statements…
Egypt pound hits record low under new currency regime
World
December 30, 2012
Egypt pound hits record low under new currency regime
The Egyptian pound hit a record low on Sunday of about 6.30 to the dollar after the central bank introduced…
Sunday’s papers: Morsy speaks, again
Egypt
December 30, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Morsy speaks, again
President Morsy’s latest address to the nation—at Saturday’s opening session of the Shura Council’s new cycle—provoked a few sarcastic headlines…
Egypt not on verge of bankruptcy, says PM
Egypt
December 30, 2012
Egypt not on verge of bankruptcy, says PM
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Sunday that although the country's economic situation is "difficult and critical," the country is not…
Egypt’s economy will face tougher hurdles in 2013
Business
December 27, 2012
Egypt’s economy will face tougher hurdles in 2013
Talk of economic recovery has all but gone silent in Egypt, replaced by doomsday predictions about the depths to which…