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  • 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 ....

  • Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Date: 2015-01-20 18:41:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:69 - ID:1786161

    The Egyptian Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange showed mixed performance at the close of Tuesday's trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) went up 0.08 percent to 6.95 dollars. The GDRs of ....

  • Investment minister in UK to promote investment in Egypt

    Investment minister in UK to promote investment in Egypt

    Date: 2015-01-20 17:57:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:1783569

    Egypt's Investment Minister Ashraf Salman, who is currently visiting Britain, has met with representatives of a number of banks and investment funds, as well as oil companies, to explain the positive performance of the Egyptian economy. Salman ....

  • EGX gains EGP 5.8bn

    EGX gains EGP 5.8bn

    Date: 2015-01-20 13:57:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:1784025

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 5.8 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Egyptian and Arab institutions and investment funds. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 2.14 percent to close at 9,804.18 ....

  • Minister urges Swiss investors to take part in economic summit in March

    Minister urges Swiss investors to take part in economic summit in March

    Date: 2015-01-20 13:50:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:1783969

    Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Tuesday urged Swiss investors to take part in the coming economic summit that will be hosted in the Egypt resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in March. At a meeting with Swiss Ambassador here ....

  • Value of US dollar further rises against Egyptian pound

    Value of US dollar further rises against Egyptian pound

    Date: 2015-01-20 13:15:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:1783549

    The value of the US dollar further rose against the Egyptian pound in the official market Tuesday to register EGP 7.30 compared to the EGP 7.25 buying rate of Monday. Selling dollar price also upped to EGP 7.33 compared to 7.23 just ....

  • British min. calls on firms to invest in Egypt

    British min. calls on firms to invest in Egypt

    Date: 2015-01-20 12:49:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:19 - ID:1783213

    British Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood has called on British companies to invest in Egypt, noting that the Egyptian economy became more attractive. Speaking at a seminar organized by Friends of Egypt parliamentary group, Ellwood said ....

  • Decline of global oil prices reduces financial deficit in Egypt by 1 pct - EBRD

    Decline of global oil prices reduces financial deficit in Egypt by 1 pct - EBRD

    Date: 2015-01-19 13:15:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:46 - ID:1775893

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expected that the decline of global oil prices by 20 percent leads to an increase in financial deficit in Egypt by one percent. The economic reform and the financial aid provided by a ....

  • Agriculture Min.: New system for monitoring fishing activities in Egypt's territorial waters

    Agriculture Min.: New system for monitoring fishing activities in Egypt's territorial waters

    Date: 2015-01-19 11:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:1774729

    Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Adel Beltagui said Monday a new system for high-quality monitoring of the fishing activities in Egypt's territorial waters will be applied soon in the wake of several embarrassment for the Egyptian ....

  • CAPMAS: Egyptian exports increase 7% in 2013

    CAPMAS: Egyptian exports increase 7% in 2013

    Date: 2015-01-19 10:42:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:1774297

    The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said Monday that the value of Egyptian exports increased in 2013 by 7 percent, reaching 199.88 billion pounds compared to 186.77 billion the year before. CAPMAS added in its ....

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