inflation
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Business
August 20, 2010
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Milan--World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and…
Man killed in Naga Hammadi bread line
Business
August 16, 2010
Man killed in Naga Hammadi bread line
A young man was killed on Sunday in a fight over a loaf of bread in front of a bakery…
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…