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  • EGAS, EFC announce amendment to gas agreement

    EGAS, EFC announce amendment to gas agreement

    Date: 2013-08-07 16:46:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:233066

    The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and the Egyptian Fertilizer Company (EFC) reached an agreement to amend an existing natural gas supply contract. In June 2011, EGAS and GASCO commenced arbitral proceedings under the auspices of ....

  • Egypt auctions T-bills worth 6.5bln pounds

    Egypt auctions T-bills worth 6.5bln pounds

    Date: 2013-08-07 14:42:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:232823

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Wednesday 182-day and 364-day treasury bills at a total value of 6.5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said the average yield on the 182-day T-bills, worth 2.5 billion pounds, was 12.137%, ....

  • Egypt broke peak power usage record yesterday -- report

    Egypt broke peak power usage record yesterday -- report

    Date: 2013-08-06 15:09:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:231449

    Egypt's state-run National Energy Control Centre registered a peak power usage record in the country, reaching 26.100 megawatts on Monday. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Egypt's Minister of Electricity Ahmad Emam attributed the rise to a ....

  • Federation of Egyptian industries 'main partner' in industrial development plan: minister

    Federation of Egyptian industries 'main partner' in industrial development plan: minister

    Date: 2013-08-06 15:01:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:231437

    Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said on Tuesday the Federation of Egyptian Industries is a main partner in implementing the industrial development plan. The minister made his comments in a meeting with members of the ....

  • Supply, IT ministers meet on mechanizing bread distribution

    Supply, IT ministers meet on mechanizing bread distribution

    Date: 2013-08-06 14:16:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:231332

    Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Mohamed Abu-Shadi met with Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmi to discuss the mechanization of distributing subsidized bread. The meeting also probed the possibility of ....

  • Egypt's bourse gains 2.1 billion pounds, index jumps to1.5 percent

    Egypt's bourse gains 2.1 billion pounds, index jumps to1.5 percent

    Date: 2013-08-05 12:36:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:229699

    Despite political developments in Egypt, Egypt' bourse continued its upward trend and all indices recorded collective rise at the start of trading on Monday. The increase was prompted by purchases of financial funds and institutions and a ....

  • Renaissance Dam problem a priority – irrigation minister

    Renaissance Dam problem a priority – irrigation minister

    Date: 2013-08-04 17:24:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:228841

    Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdul-Moteleb underlined that the problem of Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam is a priority of the current government. Egypt is working on three parallel tracks in its bid to get this problem solved, ....

  • 91, 266-day T-bills auctioned

    91, 266-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2013-08-04 17:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:14 - ID:228826

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of 5.5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said the average yield on the 91-day T-bills was 11.607%, adding it accepted bids at rates between 11.66% and ....

  • Industry minister tours factories in Borg el-Arab

    Industry minister tours factories in Borg el-Arab

    Date: 2013-08-04 13:55:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:228463

    Industry and Trade Minister Monier Fahri Abdel Nour toured three factories of 192-million-dollar investments in Borg el-Arab city in Alexandria on Sunday. The factories, that provide 1,800 jobs, are operating in the ready-to-wear clothes, ....

  • IMF tries to be ready when Egypt resumes loan talks - Lagarde

    IMF tries to be ready when Egypt resumes loan talks - Lagarde

    Date: 2013-08-03 11:02:24 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:15 - ID:227024

    The International Monetary Fund will try to be as ready as possible when Egypt resumes loan discussions, said IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde. "Well, you know that, in Egypt, we have been in contact, in regular contact since last ....

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