Egypt economy

IMF official in Egypt as currency crisis bites
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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