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Tourism minister leaves Friday for Moscow's travel fair
Date: 2014-03-13 14:40:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:607520
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou will head Friday to Moscow to attend the Intourmarket (ITM) Travel Fair, held on March 15-18. Speaking to MENA, Zaazou said the international fair is the main tourism event that is officially supported by the ....
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182-, 364-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2014-03-13 11:33:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:607069
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 6.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2.5 billion of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 10.649%, it said, adding it accepted bids ....
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CIT, Agriculture Ministers inaugurate ICT, Post Projects in Sharqiya
Date: 2014-03-12 16:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:605812
Communications Minister Atef Helmy and Agriculture Minister Ayman Fareed Abu-Hadeed inaugurated Wednesday new projects in the field of communications and information technology in Sharqiya governorate. The two ministers launched a cognitive ....
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EGX indices go down at end of Wednesday trading
Date: 2014-03-12 14:43:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:605523
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down at the end of Wednesday's trading following suit of Gulf stock markets. The market capital lost about 687 million pounds to reach 494.5 billion pounds, after transactions worth 1.18 billion. The ....
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Finance minister expects budget deficit to reach 12 percent during 2013/4
Date: 2014-03-12 13:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:605359
Finance Minister Hani Qadri expected the budget deficit to reach between 11 to 12 percent of the country's GDP in the 2013/14 fiscal year. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Qadri said that if the various bonuses, exceptional revenues ....
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We must implement green economy system by 2015 – Environment Minister
Date: 2014-03-12 13:21:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:605293
Minister of state for Environment affairs Laila Eskandar said Wednesday Egypt must implement the green economy system by 2015. An Egyptian high-level delegation participated in the 1st Global conference Partnership for Action on Green Economy ....
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Russian economy not at risk - deputy PM
Date: 2014-03-11 18:20:33 GMT - Russia - Economy - SN:64 - ID:603879
Russia will shape its economic policy in such a way as to minimize its dependence on possible political risks, ITAR TASS quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as saying on Tuesday. Asked whether the Russian government had ....
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EGX main index up by 1.67%
Date: 2014-03-11 16:32:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:51 - ID:603717
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) main index, EGX 30, rose by 1.67 percent Tuesday amid purchase operations by Arab and foreign investors optimistic about the formation of a committee to resolve business disputes. The EGX 30 benchmark reached 8,109.48 ....
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Nile water level drops 2 cm
Date: 2014-03-11 15:28:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:603569
The Nile River water level dropped, recording 175.52 meters on Tuesday, two centimeters less than Sunday. Water released from the High Dam reached 155 million cubic meters, according to a statement received by Minister of Water Resources and ....
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Irrigation Ministry reviews studies on Congo river
Date: 2014-03-11 14:28:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:603452
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Motaleb on Tuesday said that his ministry is studying thoroughly all research papers presented by a working team on making use of the Congo river. He said that the ministry experts are ....