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Strapped for dollars and flooded with rice, Egypt to import more anyway
Business

Strapped for dollars and flooded with rice, Egypt to import more anyway

Egypt is looking to import large quantities of rice this month as farmers refuse to sell the government their crops…
Govt mulls $10 bn import restrictions to correct balance of payments
Business

Govt mulls $10 bn import restrictions to correct balance of payments

A government source close to negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that the government…
Wheat suppliers shun Egypt as more grain rejected abroad
Egypt

Wheat suppliers shun Egypt as more grain rejected abroad

Egypt was unable to garner a single offer from wheat suppliers at its state grain tender on Friday, forcing it…
Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute
Egypt

Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute

Russia threatened to ban Egyptian citrus imports on Tuesday, a move that could escalate a trade dispute over exports of…
Shipment of illegal painkiller tramadol seized at Sokhna port
Egypt

Shipment of illegal painkiller tramadol seized at Sokhna port

Ain Sokhna Port investigation police and customs authorities thwarted an attempt on Monday to smuggle a large shipment of the…
French wheat exporters to lose out even as Egypt tries to settle fungus dispute
Business

French wheat exporters to lose out even as Egypt tries to settle fungus dispute

Even if Egypt can end a policy dispute over wheat imports soon, it will be too little, too late for…
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
Business

Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage

A global grain glut should make purchasing wheat cheap and easy for Egypt, the world's biggest importer, but traders say…
Saudi to increase oil supplies to Egypt in new five-year deal
Business

Saudi to increase oil supplies to Egypt in new five-year deal

Saudi Arabia is to meet Egypt's oil needs for a five-year period, increasing the quantity of imported oil from 500,000…
Women concerned about price hikes on imported clothes
Life & Style

Women concerned about price hikes on imported clothes

The presidential decision ordering an increase in customs duties on some imported goods, which was issued earlier this year, has…
Egypt’s ‘chocolate’ imports from Israel US$45,000: Israeli ministry
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Egypt’s ‘chocolate’ imports from Israel US$45,000: Israeli ministry

Egypt’s imports of Israeli chocolate stood at US$45,000 in 2015, a report by the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, citing…
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