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  • Cabinet okays World Bank loan

    Cabinet okays World Bank loan

    Date: 2015-02-04 12:48:58 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:1894137

    The Cabinet decided on Wednesday to start procedures to obtain a USD 400-million loan from the World Bank. The loan is to finance the cash support program and systems of social safety nets that target 500,000 impoverished families in six ....

  • Suez Canal fixes vessels transit fees

    Suez Canal fixes vessels transit fees

    Date: 2015-02-04 12:45:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:1894121

    Transit fees for vessels passing through the Suez Canal will remain unchanged during 2015, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish on Wednesday. He added that the discount granted to liquefied natural gas carriers would be 25 percent ....

  • Egyptian customs to meet int'l standards, says finance minister

    Egyptian customs to meet int'l standards, says finance minister

    Date: 2015-02-03 17:17:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:65 - ID:1888221

    Minister of Finance Hany Kadry Dimian has said Egyptian customs will meet international standards adopted by World Customs Organization (WCO) to facilitate trade exchange and combat smuggling. During a meeting with WCO Secretary General Kunio ....

  • Egypt buys 300,000 tons of French, Romanian wheat

    Egypt buys 300,000 tons of French, Romanian wheat

    Date: 2015-02-03 16:44:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:61 - ID:1888037

    The General Authority for Supply Commodities signed Tuesday a contract to buy 300 thousand tons of French and Romanian wheat at $ 236.25 per ton. The governmental body signed the contract on behalf of the Ministry of Supply and Home Trade. The ....

  • EFSA grants first micro-finance license to company

    EFSA grants first micro-finance license to company

    Date: 2015-02-03 16:04:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:56 - ID:1887721

    The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) has agreed to grant a micro-finance license to a company under a new law that allows firms to practice such activity. The Microfinance Enterprise Services Company, or Reefy, will be the first ....

  • EGX indexes up at end of trading

    EGX indexes up at end of trading

    Date: 2015-02-03 14:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:1886697

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Arab and foreign individuals. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 1.26 percent to close at 9,954.34 points. The broader EGX 70 index ....

  • EGP 415 bln needed to achieve 3.8 pct development rate

    EGP 415 bln needed to achieve 3.8 pct development rate

    Date: 2015-02-02 13:29:58 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:43 - ID:1878997

    Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman has said Egypt needs 415 billion pounds in local and foreign investments to achieve a development rate of 3.8 pct in the current financial year. The government has only 58 billion pounds of the needed sum for ....

  • Investment law to be endorsed before economic summit -- Minister

    Investment law to be endorsed before economic summit -- Minister

    Date: 2015-02-02 10:34:52 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:27 - ID:1877149

    A law on investment will be endorsed before Egypt's economic summit in March, said Investment Minister Ashraf Salman Monday. Salman, who is accompanying Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on a visit to Kuwait, is set to meet with the chairman of the ....

  • IMF to take part in Egypt economic conf. -- official

    IMF to take part in Egypt economic conf. -- official

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:40:50 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:6 - ID:1875369

    Counselor at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Middle Eastern and Central Asian Department Christopher Jarvis said Monday that the fund will take part in the Egyptian economic conference in March. The IMF welcomes efforts exerted by the ....

  • Egypt bourse indices down

    Egypt bourse indices down

    Date: 2015-02-01 18:21:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:1873873

    The Egyptian Exchange's indexes were all down at the close of Sunday's trading. The capital market declined to EGP 531.7 billion. The benchmark index EGX 30 retreated 0.64 percent down to 9,773.76 points. The broader EGX 70 index of the ....

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