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Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
Middle East

Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery

BAGHDAD (AP) — The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s stagnating economy, threatening the…
Spain’s Andalusia goes to the polls in key election
World

Spain’s Andalusia goes to the polls in key election

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) – Spain’s Andalusia region goes to the polls on Sunday in a first electoral test for Prime…
Egypt new budget aims for 6.5% growth, 10.9% inflation: Finance Minister
Economy

Egypt new budget aims for 6.5% growth, 10.9% inflation: Finance Minister

  Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait announced the country’s new 2019/2020 budget, in a statement sent to all governmental…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East

Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south

REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Egypt, EU sign 2 agreements worth €135m to provide jobs, battle illegal immigration
Egypt

Egypt, EU sign 2 agreements worth €135m to provide jobs, battle illegal immigration

Egypt signed on Thursday two agreements with the European Union amounting to a total of €135 million, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm.…
Egypt unemployment rate drops to 11.3%, official says
Egypt

Egypt unemployment rate drops to 11.3%, official says

  Egypt’s unemployment rate has fallen an unprecedented 11.3 percent in 2017/2018, and is expected to further drop to 8.4…
Unemployment rate fell to 10.6% in Q1 2018: CAPMAS
Egypt

Unemployment rate fell to 10.6% in Q1 2018: CAPMAS

Egypt’s unemployment rate fell to 10.6 percent in the first quarter of 2018, compared to 12 percent in the first…
Egypt’s public debts rise fivefold over past five years
Economy

Egypt’s public debts rise fivefold over past five years

Minister of Finance Amr al-Garhi stated on Sunday that the Egyptian government is working on a medium-term plan to cut…
Egypt to receive $2 bn from IMF after 3rd review in May: minister
Economy

Egypt to receive $2 bn from IMF after 3rd review in May: minister

Egypt’s Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy said on Wednesday that the review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) third installment to…
14 percent of Egyptian families depend on female breadwinners: CAPMAS
Egypt

14 percent of Egyptian families depend on female breadwinners: CAPMAS

About 3.3 million Egyptian families are financially supported by women as the main breadwinner representing 14 percent of the total…
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