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  • 67 ships transit Suez Canal

    67 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-01-26 11:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:1826345

    Sixty-seven ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 3.233 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 35 vessels carrying around 1.713 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 32 ships carrying 1.521 million tons. ....

  • Cairo hosts conf on economic empowerement of African women in April

    Cairo hosts conf on economic empowerement of African women in April

    Date: 2015-01-26 08:42:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Economy - SN:10 - ID:1824433

    A conference on the economic empowerment of African women will be held in Cairo on April 28. Arrangements for this gathering will be made along the sidelines of the preparatory meetings of the 24th African summit here on Friday and ....

  • Trade min. back home from Switzerland

    Trade min. back home from Switzerland

    Date: 2015-01-25 17:03:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:1821777

    Minister of Trade and Industry Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour returned home on Sunday coming from Switzerland, where he participated in the World Economic Forum. On the sidelines of the Davos forum, Abdel Nour participated in a World Trade Organization ....

  • Occupancy rate in Ain Sokhna hotels, resorts hits 85%

    Occupancy rate in Ain Sokhna hotels, resorts hits 85%

    Date: 2015-01-25 12:38:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:1819629

    Head of the hotels and resorts association in Ain Sokhna Tarek Abu Ads said that occupancy rate in hotels has reached 85%. In a press release on Sunday, Abu Ads asserted that the occupancy rate in 2015 increased comparing to 2014. He added ....

  • Russian-Egyptian Business Council activities held in Russia

    Russian-Egyptian Business Council activities held in Russia

    Date: 2015-01-24 08:18:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:1810125

    The Russian-Egyptian Business Council started its activities in Moscow two days ago by a reception organized by Egyptian Ambassador there Mohamed el Badry and attended by over 40 Russian businesspersons, council executive director Mona Abdel Malek ....

  • EGX gains 8.4 billion pounds last week

    EGX gains 8.4 billion pounds last week

    Date: 2015-01-23 11:07:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:1805309

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 8.4 billion pounds in the third week of January, rising about 1.6 percent on the week before. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 3.59 percent to close at 9, 899 points. The broader EGX 70 index of the ....

  • Egypt bourse continues upward trend, gains more than EGP 1bn

    Egypt bourse continues upward trend, gains more than EGP 1bn

    Date: 2015-01-21 17:22:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:1793149

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its upward trend at the close of Wednesday's trading, backed by intensive purchases by institutions and Arab and local investment funds. The market capital achieved gains worth about 1.1 billion pounds to ....

  • Egypt bourse continues upward trend, gains more than EGP 1bn

    Egypt bourse continues upward trend, gains more than EGP 1bn

    Date: 2015-01-21 13:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:1791385

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its upward trend at the close of Wednesday's trading, backed by intensive purchases by institutions and Arab and local investment funds. The market capital achieved gains worth about 1.1 billion pounds to ....

  • Egypt Bourse closes Jan 25

    Egypt Bourse closes Jan 25

    Date: 2015-01-21 10:42:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:1789701

    The Egyptian Stock Exchange will close on Sunday to commemorate Police Day and the anniversary of the January 25 revolution. The Bourse, in a released statement Wednesday, said it will resume work on Monday. ....

  • Egypt growth rate to hit 4 pct in 2017: WB report

    Egypt growth rate to hit 4 pct in 2017: WB report

    Date: 2015-01-20 18:53:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:71 - ID:1786297

    The World Bank has expected the growth rate in Egypt to hit 3.6 pct in 2015 and 4 pct in 2017. In a report, the WB also expected the growth rate in Tunisia at 2.7 pct, Iraq at 0.9 pct and Libya at 4.3 pct. The WB has also expected the economic ....

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