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  • Japan pledges USD 49,000 for Upper Egypt province

    Japan pledges USD 49,000 for Upper Egypt province

    Date: 2014-03-04 06:17:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:588646

    The government of Japan has pledged USD 49,000 to the Upper Egyptian province of Qena to help buy a mobile clinic to serve residents of six villages of Qus Township. Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Toshiro Suzuki and board chairman of the feminist ....

  • EGX loses EGP 9.5bln

    EGX loses EGP 9.5bln

    Date: 2014-03-03 17:05:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:75 - ID:588175

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down at the end of Monday's trading due to intensive sales by Egyptian investors and investment funds. The EGX indices went down in the second largest daily decline since the ouster of president Mohamed ....

  • Trading on 25 shares halted: EGX

    Trading on 25 shares halted: EGX

    Date: 2014-03-03 16:58:58 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:69 - ID:588147

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has stopped trading of shares of 25 companies for 30 minutes. The temporary halt came after a 5% decline, triggering a "circuit breaker" designed to prevent drastic market fluctuation. This is a regular ....

  • Rise in foreign reserves - CBE

    Rise in foreign reserves - CBE

    Date: 2014-03-03 13:32:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:587393

    An increase was recorded in Egypt's foreign reserves, and its size will be announced within days, said Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Hisham Ramez. During a press conference held following a meeting with new Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb ....

  • WTO agreement to boost Egypt exports -- official

    WTO agreement to boost Egypt exports -- official

    Date: 2014-03-03 11:52:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:587416

    A recently-reached Trade Facilitation Agreement at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will help Egypt boost its exports, said a senior official on Monday. "The accord will remove administrative barriers that hinder Egypt's exports in ....

  • Egypt's bourse indices down amid pressure fears

    Egypt's bourse indices down amid pressure fears

    Date: 2014-03-03 11:43:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:53 - ID:587384

    Egypt's bourse indices dropped during trading amid a wave of sales by Egyptian and Arab investors. Fears of more pressure on stocks during the coming period fueled the sales. The EGX 30 benchmark index went down by 1.7 percent to 7938.28 ....

  • CAPMAS: 12% drop in balance of trade deficit

    CAPMAS: 12% drop in balance of trade deficit

    Date: 2014-03-03 10:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:587105

    The balance of trade deficit declined by 13 percent in November 2013, reaching 23.55 billion compared with the same month last year, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). A CAPMAS statement said that ....

  • EGX trading hit LE 2.02 bln; EGX 30 down 0.64 percent

    EGX trading hit LE 2.02 bln; EGX 30 down 0.64 percent

    Date: 2014-03-02 15:04:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:585834

    Egypt stock exchange trading on Sunday hit LE 2.02 bln while the main index EGX 30 lost 0.64 percent to 8,075.59 points. Also, EGX 100 went down by 0.1 percent to hit 1,117.97 points while EGX 70 decreased by 0.15 percent to 652.21 points. ....

  • Supply ministry mulls developing subsidized bread mechanism

    Supply ministry mulls developing subsidized bread mechanism

    Date: 2014-03-02 11:08:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:585229

    Supply Minister Khaled Hanafi unveiled the ministry's plan to develop the state-subsidized bread mechanism to make sure they are delivered to needy ones. The plan includes developing the quality of ration commodities, Henafi said during a meeting ....

  • 45 ships transit Suez canal

    45 ships transit Suez canal

    Date: 2014-03-01 13:44:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:583754

    Forty-five ships transited the Suez Canal on Saturday, carrying a total cargo of 2.206 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 27 ships, carrying 1.392 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 vessels, carrying 814,000 tons. ....

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