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Egypt thankful to supportive countries -- Zaazou
Date: 2014-03-08 09:45:27 GMT - Germany - Economy - SN:22 - ID:596644
Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has thanked all countries that supported Egypt during the current critical phase it is passing through. He particularly appreciated countries that voiced confidence in Egypt's tourism industry and its ....
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Former WB official stresses need for good governance to solve Egypt economic problems
Date: 2014-03-08 09:44:28 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:24 - ID:596654
A former director of the World Bank, Khaled Ekram, has said that Egypt is in need of good governance to be able to solve its economic problems. There is no magic wand that would solve those problems, Ekram said, stressing that the new government ....
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Egypt working to restore high levels of tourist flow -- Minister
Date: 2014-03-08 07:41:08 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:15 - ID:596406
The Ministry of Tourism in Egypt is working on a plan to restore high levels of tourist flow to the country that reached a peak in 2010. Back then some 15 million tourists visited Egypt, bringing in some 12.5 billion dollars, Tourism Minister ....
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane flying to Beijing
Date: 2014-03-08 07:34:02 GMT - Malaysia - Economy - SN:12 - ID:596391
Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board, the BBC reported Saturday. The airline said in a statement that flight MH370 disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday ....
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Oil minister lauds cooperation with Jordan, Iraq
Date: 2014-03-07 13:35:26 GMT - Jordan - Economy - SN:14 - ID:595523
Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail said Friday that cooperation with Jordan and Iraq in oil and natural gas projects is progressing. Speaking to MENA on the fringe of his current visit to Jordan, the Egyptian minister talked of joint projects ....
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UN World Tourism Organization supports Egypt tourism
Date: 2014-03-07 10:09:03 GMT - Germany - Economy - SN:7 - ID:595078
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou and Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), chaired a symposium held on the sideline of the International Tourism Bourse in Germany. Rifai hailed painstaking efforts ....
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Egyptian bourse loses EGP 3.1 bn last week
Date: 2014-03-07 09:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:595008
The Egyptian Exchange indexes closed last week down and the market capital lost EGP 3.1 billion to hit EGP 488.6 billion. During the course of the week, the benchmark index EGX 30 plummeted 2.19 percent to 7,950 points, said a weekly report ....
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EgyptAir wins prize of fastest-growing airlines in Africa
Date: 2014-03-07 09:35:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:595000
EgyptAir company won the prize of the fastest-growing airlines in Africa in a workshop organized annually by Athens International Airport to honor aviation companies that record the highest growth rates. The workshop shed light on the aviation ....
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World Bank launches consultations with Egypt for new strategy
Date: 2014-03-06 13:33:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:593898
The World Bank Group (WBG) launched the preparation for a new partnership strategy with Egypt, which will guide the Group’s engagement in the country for the next five years, Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Country Director for Egypt, Yemen and ....
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4 bln pounds for roads, bridges investment in Upper-Egypt: Transport minister
Date: 2014-03-06 13:07:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:593812
Four billion pounds are allocated to roads and bridges investment in Upper Egypt, said Transportation Minister Ibrahim al-Domeiry. This comes within the framework of the Transport Ministry's efforts to contribute to the development of Upper-Egypt ....
