inflation
Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Egypt
August 15, 2010
Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Various Egyptian cities witnessed demonstrations and vigils on Sunday in protest
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
Business
August 10, 2010
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Egypt
August 9, 2010
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Members of the People's Free Front (PFF), Kefaya and 6 April opposition movements staged protests against rising retail food prices
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Business
August 5, 2010
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Egypt plans to reduce its wheat imports in light of a recent 46-percent spike in global wheat prices, the Trade…
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
Business
August 5, 2010
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
The Free Homeland Popular Front, together with the 6 April reform movement and the Young Men for Justice and Development…
Wednesday’s papers: Israel-Lebanon clashes, price inflation
Egypt
August 4, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Israel-Lebanon clashes, price inflation
State-owned Al-Ahram leads with the story of border clashes between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday morning. Israeli troops reportedly crossed…
Local meat prices continue to skyrocket
Business
July 25, 2010
Local meat prices continue to skyrocket
Prices for domestically-produced meat continue to rise, currently ranging between LE52 and LE55 per kilo, amid widespread expectations that per-kilo…
The fakka crisis
Business
July 16, 2010
The fakka crisis
Complaints about the lack of change is currency. The pained look on a shopkeeper's face when handed a ten pound…
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
Business
July 15, 2010
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
Business
July 7, 2010
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
To offset the usual food shortages experienced during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan--which this year will begin in August--the…