subsidies
Clashes over scarce butane gas cylinders and diesel fuel
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Clashes over scarce butane gas cylinders and diesel fuel
Several Egyptian governorates witnessed clashes and quarrels between citizens on Tuesday over a limited supply of butane gas cylinders and…
Official: LE8 bln wasted from bread subsidy every year
Business
February 29, 2012
Official: LE8 bln wasted from bread subsidy every year
Eight billion Egyptian pounds out of LE20 billion in bread subsidies is wasted, said Anwar al-Naqib, advisor to the minister…
UN to help develop Egypt subsidy system, says minister
Egypt
February 22, 2012
UN to help develop Egypt subsidy system, says minister
Egypt will receive technical support from the United Nations Development Programme to develop the country’s subsidy system, Supply and Social…
Consumers suffer from scarce butane as black market prices soar
Business
February 6, 2012
Consumers suffer from scarce butane as black market prices soar
Mona Farag stood quietly watching military and police beat some of the women around her, forcing them, with the sides…
Flour mill workers in Luxor end strike
Egypt
December 13, 2011
Flour mill workers in Luxor end strike
Workers at the Upper Egypt Mills company in Luxor ended their strike on Tuesday after three days on the picket…
Egypt is facing financial crisis, says finance minister
Business
October 26, 2011
Egypt is facing financial crisis, says finance minister
Egypt is facing a financial crisis that only foreign funding could help alleviate in the short term, Minister of Finance…
For social justice, government must reform fuel subsidies
Business
October 16, 2011
For social justice, government must reform fuel subsidies
If Egypt is to achieve social justice and an efficient economy, the government must strengthen its regulatory capacity, remove subsidies…
Egypt sees new Israel gas deal soon
Egypt
October 4, 2011
Egypt sees new Israel gas deal soon
Egypt will soon finish drafting a new contract for gas exports to its neighbour Israel that includes a big increase…
Finance minister: Subsidies are Egypt’s greatest enemy
Business
September 25, 2011
Finance minister: Subsidies are Egypt’s greatest enemy
Subsidies are Egypt's greatest enemy in the transitional period, Finance Minister Hazem al-Beblawy has said, claiming that the government is…
Government considers doing away with gas subsidies
Business
August 8, 2011
Government considers doing away with gas subsidies
The government is reconsidering its policy of subsidizing petroleum products, said Petroleum Minister Abdullah Ghorab.