Economy
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Electricity minister stresses importance of cooperation with Nile Basin countries
Date: 2014-03-26 15:49:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:63 - ID:632542
Egypt is keen on offering technical support for other Nile Basin states in the field of electricity and energy, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said Wednesday. Integration with Africa is very important, Shaker said. Cairo is willing to ....
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Russia agrees to resume ECU-Egypt free trade talks
Date: 2014-03-26 15:41:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:62 - ID:632525
Russia has agreed to resume talks on a free trade agreement between Egypt and members of the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU), the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement Wednesday. Talks will resume after a three-year hiatus, Minister ....
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Nile River water level drops
Date: 2014-03-26 12:44:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:632120
The Nile River water level dropped Wednesday, recording 175.36 meters, two centimeters less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 145 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser reached 41 ....
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International investors see Egypt favorite destination: Hermes CEO
Date: 2014-03-26 08:40:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:631268
Hermes Co-Chief Executive Karim Awad stated on Wednesday that the international investment community still sees Egypt as an attractive and favorite investment destination. Awad told MENA that despite political tension in the region, investors ....
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Egypt, Azerbaijan discuss agricultural cooperation
Date: 2014-03-25 18:08:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:630459
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu Hadid met with Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Egypt Shahin Abdullayev to discuss agricultural cooperation between the two countries. The meeting tackled strengthening cooperation in the ....
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Government trying to link ministries' data to know most needy-- Minister
Date: 2014-03-25 16:11:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:630353
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ashraf el-Arabi said Tuesday the government is trying to link data at all ministries through data bases to know the most needy and exclude the rich segments. The minister was addressing the ninth ....
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Abu Hadid, Belarus ambassador discuss agriculture cooperation
Date: 2014-03-25 15:23:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:43 - ID:630207
Agriculture Minister Ayman Farid Abu Hadid met on Tuesday with Ambassador of Belarus in Cairo Sergei A. Rachkov. The talks tackled cooperation in the fields of agricultural machinery and fertilizers. Abu Hadid hailed Belarus's experience in ....
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New factors to attract more investment in oil sector: petroleum Minister
Date: 2014-03-25 14:07:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:630016
Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail has announced new factors to attract more investment in the oil sector in Egypt. Nine new agreements will be inked with international companies for petroleum exploration during the coming period, Ismail said in a ....
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Jordan to lift ban on Egyptian potatoes, palms exports
Date: 2014-03-25 13:34:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:629938
Egypt and Jordan agreed to lift the ban and open markets to Egyptian exports of potatoes, in addition to importing fruitful and decorative palm trees from Egypt under the same export terms to EU countries, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a ....
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Egyptian bourse up, main index gains 1.15 pct
Date: 2014-03-25 13:14:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:629853
Indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) were up collectively at the closing of Tuesday, prompted by purchases by investment funds and Egyptian and Arab institutions. The main benchmark EGX 30 index increased 1.15 percent reaching 8,501.63 ....