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Investment minister urges opening investment vistas with Brazil
Date: 2013-06-11 14:42:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:150396
Egypt-Brazil-Economy Investment minister urges opening investment vistas with Brazil CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Investment Minister Yehia Hamid underlined the importance of opening new investment channels with Brazilian business community ....
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Obama taps Jason Furman as top economic adviser
Date: 2013-06-11 10:05:58 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:7 - ID:149781
US President Barack Obama nominated Monday Jason Furman as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, replacing Alan Krueger who will return to his professorial position at Princeton University. "Jason Furman is one of the most brilliant ....
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Govt boosts NGOs in different sectors - minister
Date: 2013-06-03 14:00:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:138246
Egypt's Insurance and Social Affairs Minister Nagwa Khalil stressed on Monday that the government and all State institutions support non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the different sectors as they believe in their important role in the ....
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Egypt, IMF not at loggerheads - PM
Date: 2013-06-02 13:46:40 GMT - Japan - Economy - SN:5 - ID:136664
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil underlined that Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not at loggerheads concerning a 4.8 billion dollar loan. In statements to MENA on Sunday, he said "Egypt and the IMF agree on the ....
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More money allocated for gas, mazut to end power cuts - minister
Date: 2013-06-02 13:38:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Economy - SN:1 - ID:136642
Egypt's electricity minister Ahmed Imam said on Sunday more money will be allocated to import gas and mazut to address growing power consumption in summer and to put an end to power cuts across the nation. As of June, around 150 to 200 million ....
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Tourism minister says Egypt put restraints on visiting Iranians
Date: 2013-06-01 13:22:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Economy - SN:7 - ID:135263
Egypt has allowed Iranian tourists to visit the country but has put "restraints" to prevent any attempts to promote a certain sect, the tourism minister said Saturday. "We don't accept that tourism be used in politics or to promote sects," ....
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Smart cards used in loading, unloading diesel oil as of today
Date: 2013-06-01 13:15:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:135243
A new way to load and unload diesel oil using smart cards went into effect Saturday. The smart cards are meant to better control the shipment and distribution processes. As of today Egypt will have an electronic system that locates where ....
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TICAD V kicks off in Japan, Tokyo offers $3.2bn in African aid
Date: 2013-06-01 13:12:03 GMT - Japan - Economy - SN:1 - ID:135236
The fifth edition of the "Tokyo International Conference on African Development" (TICAD V) kicked off Saturday under the overarching theme of "Hand in Hand with a Dynamic Africa." The conference is taking place until June 3, with 50 countries ....
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Illegally-living Egyptians in Saudi can return home: minister
Date: 2013-05-30 14:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:132632
Manpower and Immigration Minister Khaled el-Azhari Thursday said Egyptians, who stay illegally in Saudi Arabia, can return home without any problem. The minister explained that any Egyptian, who stayed illegally in the kingdom, can report the ....
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EgyptAir to operate more flights to Qatar, Belgium soon
Date: 2013-05-29 12:31:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:130765
Egypt's national carrier will operate more flights to Qatar and Belgium within the coming weeks to absorb the growing movement of passengers from and to Egypt, reliable sources at the company said. As of next week, flights between Cairo and ....