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  • Bourse loses EGP 1.8bn last week

    Bourse loses EGP 1.8bn last week

    Date: 2014-05-30 10:53:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:751636

    The Egyptian Exchange closed last week with losses amounting to EGP 1.8 billion and its indexes were all down. The capital market declined to EGP 476.2 billion, 0.37 percent less than last month. During the course of the week, the benchmark ....

  • EGX indices down over reports about plans to impose taxes on capital revenues

    EGX indices down over reports about plans to impose taxes on capital revenues

    Date: 2014-05-28 14:20:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:62 - ID:748632

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down collectively on Wednesday over reports about plans by the government to impose taxes on capital revenues of trading. Several Arab and foreign investors were quick to sell their shares on the exchange ....

  • Oil ministry signs agreement with Dana Petroleum

    Oil ministry signs agreement with Dana Petroleum

    Date: 2014-05-28 14:07:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:748599

    Oil Minister Sherif Ismail signed on Wednesday an agreement with the British Dana Petroleum Co. for gas and oil excavations in the South Valley governorate, the eastern desert. The agreement is worth at least 3.5 million dollars in investments. ....

  • Nile River level drops by 1 cm

    Nile River level drops by 1 cm

    Date: 2014-05-28 12:20:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:54 - ID:748352

    The Nile River water level dropped Wednesday to record 174.55 meters, one centimeter less than Tuesday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 250 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser reached 198 million ....

  • 38 ships transit Suez Canal

    38 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-05-28 12:16:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:51 - ID:748338

    Thirty-eight vessels passed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.306 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 16 ships with a combined cargo of 1.077 million tons while the 22 ships of the north-bound convoy had a ....

  • Tourism ministry exerts umost to promote tourism to Egypt -- Minister

    Tourism ministry exerts umost to promote tourism to Egypt -- Minister

    Date: 2014-05-26 06:20:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:742738

    Egypt’s Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou asserted that the ministry is working its best to promote tourism to Egypt via implementing a strategy that is based on creative pivots including modern technology and social networks. This came during a ....

  • Bourse indexes show mixed performance on election eve

    Bourse indexes show mixed performance on election eve

    Date: 2014-05-25 14:11:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:53 - ID:742033

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance one day before the presidential elections start as local investment institutions made share purchases based on forward-looking expectations. The market capital lost about EGP 2.2 ....

  • 45 ships transit Suez Canal

    45 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-05-25 11:01:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:741552

    Forty-five vessels passed through the Suez Canal on Sunday, carrying a total cargo of 2.934 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 21 ships with a combined cargo of 1.610 million tons while the 24 ships of the north-bound convoy had a ....

  • Egypt-Algeria trade balance rises in 3 months

    Egypt-Algeria trade balance rises in 3 months

    Date: 2014-05-24 07:07:53 GMT - Algeria - Economy - SN:15 - ID:739211

    Egyptian exports to Algeria have risen in the period between January and March by 123% to hit $121.33 million. The growing exports have led to an improvement in the balance of trade between the two countries in the described period by $51.26 ....

  • Bourse gains EGP 5.5bn, main index up 2.04% last week

    Bourse gains EGP 5.5bn, main index up 2.04% last week

    Date: 2014-05-23 11:36:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:738202

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 5.558 billion pounds during last week's tradings, according to a weekly report a copy of which MENA received Friday. The EGX 30 benchmark index rose 2.04 percent to reach 8,827 points. The broader EGX 70 ....

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