inflation
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
Business
October 14, 2010
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
A report issued on Thursday
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
Business
October 14, 2010
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
The Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of drawing up technical committees to examine tomato production throughout the country…
Prime Minister: Soaring food prices ‘outside government’s control’
Business
October 12, 2010
Prime Minister: Soaring food prices ‘outside government’s control’
Soaring meat and vegetable prices represented a "seasonal phenomenon" caused by crop damage resulting from poor weather conditions and were…
Prime Minister blames vegetable price hikes on inclement weather
Business
October 12, 2010
Prime Minister blames vegetable price hikes on inclement weather
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif blamed the recent increase in vegetable prices and a resultant rise in inflation on spoiled…
CBE: Annual inflation rate fell to 7.59% in September
Business
October 12, 2010
CBE: Annual inflation rate fell to 7.59% in September
Egypt's basic inflation rate increased by 0.22 percent in September while the annual rate fell to 7.59 percent during the…
Soaring vegetable prices strain household budgets in governorates
Business
October 11, 2010
Soaring vegetable prices strain household budgets in governorates
Vegetable prices continued to rise this week in governorates throughout Egypt, with per-kilo tomato prices reaching LE13; garlic LE9; cucumbers…
Egypt’s inflation rises to 11% amid food price hikes
Business
October 10, 2010
Egypt’s inflation rises to 11% amid food price hikes
Egypt's inflation notched up slightly to 11 percent in September, the government said Sunday, amid complaints about rising food prices.Urban…
Incoming parliament to discuss draft price-control legislation
Business
September 28, 2010
Incoming parliament to discuss draft price-control legislation
The government plans to submit nine new draft laws aimed at controlling market prices for discussion in the upcoming session…
Global trade body urges Egypt to abolish energy subsidies
Business
September 27, 2010
Global trade body urges Egypt to abolish energy subsidies
Michele Ruta, economy expert at the research and statistics division of the International Trade Organization (ITO), has called on the…
Report: Local fruit, vegetable production down 70% on year
Business
September 26, 2010
Report: Local fruit, vegetable production down 70% on year
Local production of fruits and vegetables has fallen by more than 70 percent compared to last year, according to a…