Economy
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IDSC releases report on int'l assessment of Egypt performance in 2020
Date: 2020-11-15 11:50:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:8672783
CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) – The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) released a report Sunday highlighting international assessment of Egypt’s performance during the first half of 2020 at the economic, social and environmental levels. The ....
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Finance minister: Govt seeks more PPP projects in transport domain
Date: 2020-11-15 11:32:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:8672791
CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said the coming period will witness more Public–private partnership PPP projects in the transport domain as a main pillar for investment. Maait, speaking during the opening of a training ....
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Egypt, Tunisia study establishment of joint bank -- Diplomat
Date: 2020-11-15 10:26:03 GMT - Tunisia - Economy - SN:19 - ID:8672602
TUNIS, Nov 15 (MENA) – Egypt and Tunisia are studying the establishment of a joint bank to ease transactions between the two countries and encourage joint investments, said Alaa elDin Hussein, head of the commercial representation office here. ....
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CAPMAS: Unemployment rate down to 7.3% in 2020Q3
Date: 2020-11-15 09:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:14 - ID:8672600
CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Egypt's unemployment rate declined to 7.3 percent in the third quarter of 2020, down from 9.6 percent in the previous quarter, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said Sunday. The total ....
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$500 mln in green bonds for sustainable development projects: Planning min.
Date: 2020-11-14 19:21:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:51 - ID:8672101
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Planning and Economic Development Minister Hala el Saeed said that transportation and water desalination projects are among the top green bonds finance projects. She noted that those projects, which include Monorail ....
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Customs system sees considerable reforms under Sisi, says minister
Date: 2020-11-14 13:00:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:8671619
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said on Saturday that the customs system has witnessed considerable reforms during the era of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a press release, Maait lauded a national project adopted by ....
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Egypt one of few countries didn't suffer commodity crisis due to Covid-19: Min.
Date: 2020-11-14 11:34:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:8671484
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Saeed on Saturday said that Egypt is one of the few the countries that didn't suffer shortage in commodities due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. ....
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Air Cairo operates additional Prague - Hurghada flight
Date: 2020-11-13 20:09:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:8671102
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – The Civil Aviation Ministry-affiliated Air Cairo said Friday it would operate an additional weekly flight between Hurghada and Prague. In a press release, the airline said that the first flight is expected to arrive in ....
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G20 declares framework to deepen debt relief for poor nations
Date: 2020-11-13 18:53:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:56 - ID:8671027
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (MENA) – G20 nations declared Friday a "common framework" for an extended debt restructuring plan for coronavirus-ravaged developing countries, but campaigners cautioned that more was needed to alleviate a "wave of debt crises", ....
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US Dollar down 40 piasters against Egyptian pound in YTD
Date: 2020-11-13 15:17:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:8670724
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - The US dollar exchange rate went down 40 piasters year-to-date, thanks to a successful monetary policy set by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). The dollar price dropped from EGP 15.99 for buying and EGP 16.09 for selling on ....