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Special from Israel: Cottage cheese price hikes spur nationwide clamor
World

Special from Israel: Cottage cheese price hikes spur nationwide clamor

Jaffa - Diplomatic isolation isn't dominating the news agenda in Israel these days. Neither is the lack of any peace…
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
Egypt

Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works

For the first time in its modern legal history and after various failed attempts, Egypt might see its first freedom…
Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank funds
Egypt

Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank funds

  Egypt will not borrow from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund after revising its budget and cutting the…
World Bank, IMF offers to Egypt spur debt fears
Business

World Bank, IMF offers to Egypt spur debt fears

If Egypt accepts the US$20 billion potentially on offer from international sources, it will be setting itself for up for…
Egypt declines World Bank loan as incompatible with national interest
Egypt

Egypt declines World Bank loan as incompatible with national interest

The government has declined a loan from the World Bank because it found the terms of the loan incompatible with…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Opinion

Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?

Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…
Bankers: Foreign financial aid to Egypt will be of little help
Business

Bankers: Foreign financial aid to Egypt will be of little help

Bankers and economic experts said on Wednesday that international financial assistance provided by the United States, Saudi Arabia and the…
US$3 bln in IMF loans to Egypt
Business

US$3 bln in IMF loans to Egypt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will announce a US$3 billion loan to support the Egyptian economy in a few days,…
Finance Minister: Egypt near deal with World Bank
Business

Finance Minister: Egypt near deal with World Bank

Egypt's finance minister says his country is nearing a deal to borrow $2.2 billion from the World Bank. Samir Radwan…
Campaign calls for canceling Egypt’s debts amid credit rating downgrade
Business

Campaign calls for canceling Egypt’s debts amid credit rating downgrade

In an effort to ease its US$35 billion debt load, Egypt is hoping to change loan conditions and salvage the…
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