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  • Trade deficit has risen 6.3 % in July - CAPMAS

    Trade deficit has risen 6.3 % in July - CAPMAS

    Date: 2013-11-11 12:05:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:381077

    Egypt’s trade deficit reached 21.21 billion pounds in July 2013, compared to 19.95 billion in the same month last year, a 6.3 percent jump, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). Exports have increased ....

  • Egypt urged to pay more attention to private sector

    Egypt urged to pay more attention to private sector

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:53:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:381040

    A World Bank expert urged on Monday the Egyptian decision makers to listen to the private sector and benefit from its experiment in addressing challenges that obstruct achieving higher economic growth rate. Jean-Pierre Chauffour, Regional Trade ....

  • Arab, African nations have good chance to develop their economies - Kuwaiti minister

    Arab, African nations have good chance to develop their economies - Kuwaiti minister

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:08:36 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:32 - ID:380906

    Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Sheikh Salem Abdel Aziz al-Sabah stressed that Arab and African countries have a good opportunity to develop their economies if they were well exploited. Sheikh Salem, speaking at the opening ceremony of the ....

  • Tourism Minister welcomes lifting state of emergency in South Sinai, Red Sea

    Tourism Minister welcomes lifting state of emergency in South Sinai, Red Sea

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:03:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:380886

    The tourism minister and members of the tourist industry have welcomed the Cabinet's decision to lift the state of emergency that was imposed on South Sinai and Red Sea governorates as of Tuesday, November 12. The decision was taken in light of a ....

  • Parliamentary, presidential elections important step for investment recovery

    Parliamentary, presidential elections important step for investment recovery

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:02:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:380883

    Minister of Investments and Free Zones Osama Saleh asserted that Egypt achieved the biggest ratio of luring investments during the fiscal year 2007-2008 with foreign investments amounting to dlrs 13 billion. Addressing the Euromoney conference ....

  • Economy needs tangible results as public debts exceeds 1.8 trillion pounds - minister

    Economy needs tangible results as public debts exceeds 1.8 trillion pounds - minister

    Date: 2013-11-11 10:41:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:380814

    Minister of Finance Ahmed Galal asserted that the Egyptian economy is in dire need of tangible economic results as the public debt exceeded 1.8 trillion pounds. Addressing the Euromoney conference which kicked off here on Monday under the title ....

  • IMF cooperation with Egypt ongoing -- Lagarde

    IMF cooperation with Egypt ongoing -- Lagarde

    Date: 2013-11-11 09:05:40 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:2 - ID:380364

    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde asserted on Sunday that the fund's cooperation with Egypt has not stopped. The IMF is still in contact and talks with Cairo and is ready to provide aid required for Egypt to overcome the current stage in ....

  • 45 vessels transit Suez Canal

    45 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-11-10 12:45:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:379387

    Forty-five ships transited the Suez Canal on Sunday, carrying a cargo weighing a little over 2.454 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 27 ships, carrying 1.428 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ships, carrying 1.26 ....

  • Hard currency reserves within safe limits - minister

    Hard currency reserves within safe limits - minister

    Date: 2013-11-10 10:18:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:379010

    Hard currency reserves are within safe limits, standing at 18.59 billion dollars at the end of October, Minister of Planning Ashraf el-Arabi said Sunday. In statements to MENA, Arabi said exchange rates have stablized after the dollar in the ....

  • CAPMAS: Egypt's monthly inflation up

    CAPMAS: Egypt's monthly inflation up

    Date: 2013-11-10 09:47:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:378953

    Egypt's monthly inflation rate in October rose by 1.2 percent compared to September as the school year starts and butane gas cylinders crisis flares up in addition to the sporadic suspension of train traffic, the Central Agency for Public ....

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