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From float to subsidy cuts, Egypt says no time to delay reforms
Egypt

From float to subsidy cuts, Egypt says no time to delay reforms

A day after dramatically ditching its currency peg and hiking fuel prices, Egypt's government scrambled to assure people angered by…
Commercial break: controversial media figures forced off screen
Egypt

Commercial break: controversial media figures forced off screen

The Egyptian media scene has taken blow after blow this year; every time someone directs criticism at the government or…
After 7 years of government rejection, pupils build school in Minya
Egypt

After 7 years of government rejection, pupils build school in Minya

Just 80 km from the city of Minya lies the village of Reedy, where 4,000 people live just above the…
Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal: timeline of a crisis
Business

Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal: timeline of a crisis

The minister responsible for food subsidies in Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, resigned on Thursday amid a high profile…
Egypt wheat commission submits corruption report amid calls for minister to resign
Business

Egypt wheat commission submits corruption report amid calls for minister to resign

A fact-finding commission investigating corruption in Egypt's domestic wheat supplies has delivered its final report to parliament, a lawmaker said…
Egypt sees eurobond yield at 5.5-6 pct for Sept/Oct issuance
Business

Egypt sees eurobond yield at 5.5-6 pct for Sept/Oct issuance

Egypt expects its eurobond issuance at the end of September or early October to have a yield between 5.5 percent…
Ismail’s cabinet on thin ice following allegations of Hanafy’s luxury residency
Egypt

Ismail’s cabinet on thin ice following allegations of Hanafy’s luxury residency

Several partisan blocs within the House of Representatives are to make inquiries into allegations that Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has…
Price increase on govt services will quickly follow VAT law: Finance Ministry
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Price increase on govt services will quickly follow VAT law: Finance Ministry

The Egyptian government has said it will announce details of increased prices of certain public services as soon as the…
Supply Ministry defends Hanafy over costly residency in 5-star hotel
Egypt

Supply Ministry defends Hanafy over costly residency in 5-star hotel

A Supply Ministry spokesman defended Minister Khaled Hanafy on Friday over allegations he has been residing in a 5-star hotel since taking…
Egypt restores 70% of churches damaged after Rabaa dispersal
Egypt

Egypt restores 70% of churches damaged after Rabaa dispersal

The Egyptian government has restored and rebuilt 70 percent of churches and Christian institutions damaged after the dispersal of the…
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