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  • Tourism companies' sector assigned to ensure pilgrims' comfort

    Tourism companies' sector assigned to ensure pilgrims' comfort

    Date: 2014-02-03 13:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:535250

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou entrusted the tourism companies' sector to provide all the necessary guarantees to ensure the pilgrims' comfort. In statements Monday, Zaazou underlined the need of taking all the necessary measures to avoid ....

  • 37 ships transit Suez Canal

    37 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-02-03 11:03:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:534871

    Thirty-seven ships passed through the Suez Canal on Monday carrying a total cargo of 1.912 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 11 vessels with a total cargo of 494,000 million tons while the 26 vessels of the north-bound convoy had a ....

  • Army engineering authority to renovate Dabaa nuclear plant

    Army engineering authority to renovate Dabaa nuclear plant

    Date: 2014-02-03 10:58:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:534862

    A cooperation protocol has been signed between the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) and the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces to rehabilitate the Dabaa site. The renovation is one step by the electricity sector toward implementing ....

  • Gov't loans for solar energy projects

    Gov't loans for solar energy projects

    Date: 2014-02-02 16:54:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:533934

    Local Development Minister Adel Labib said on Sunday the government got loans for implementing solar energy projects. He added that an initiative of Saudi businessman Sheikh Saleh Kamel for developmental projects was also effective. "We will ....

  • Tourism Minister sees growing number of tourists

    Tourism Minister sees growing number of tourists

    Date: 2014-02-02 16:48:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:41 - ID:533919

    The Council of Governors on Sunday reports presented by the ministries of tourism and environment. Tourism Minister Hesham Zazou pointed out that the number of tourists has increased as many countries lift their travel bans to Egypt. He added ....

  • Egypt budget deficit hits 4.4% of GDP in first half of FY2013/2014 - Finance Ministry

    Egypt budget deficit hits 4.4% of GDP in first half of FY2013/2014 - Finance Ministry

    Date: 2014-02-02 16:44:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:533916

    Egypt’s total budget deficit recorded 4.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) from the first half of 2013/14 fiscal year, the Finance Ministry revealed on Sunday. According to the ministry's bulletin, the deficit has reached ....

  • 500 feddans for medical plants, new greenhouses in Hurghada

    500 feddans for medical plants, new greenhouses in Hurghada

    Date: 2014-02-02 15:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:533805

    Five hundred feddans will be allocated for the cultivation of medical plants in Hurghada and 500 new greenhouses for fruits and vegetables will be established to cover local needs, said Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah. "Youth will be trained to ....

  • Egypt bourse continues upward trend for 5th consecutive session

    Egypt bourse continues upward trend for 5th consecutive session

    Date: 2014-02-02 15:07:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:533728

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its upward trend for the fifth consecutive session at the close of Sunday's trading backed by purchases of Egyptian investors. The market capital gained 2.6 billion pounds to reach 454.4 billion pounds on ....

  • 91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2014-02-02 13:11:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:533467

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of 5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold 2.57 billion pounds of 91-day T-bills with a 2.57 bid-to-cover ratio. The average yield was 10.317%, ....

  • Agriculture Ministry starts to implement integrated IT system for management of water resources

    Agriculture Ministry starts to implement integrated IT system for management of water resources

    Date: 2014-02-02 12:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:533402

    Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid said on Sunday the ministry started to implement an integrated IT system for the management and development of water resources in Egypt. The system aims at achieving an optimum ....

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