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  • EFG Hermes: Gulf investments influx to Egypt won't be affected by lower oil prices, regional unrest

    EFG Hermes: Gulf investments influx to Egypt won't be affected by lower oil prices, regional unrest

    Date: 2015-03-02 09:27:25 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Economy - SN:7 - ID:2071221

    Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Financial Group EFG Hermes Karim Awad said the influx of Gulf investments to Egypt in the coming phase will not be affected by regional unrest and the lower oil prices, which have certainly influenced the budgets ....

  • Egyptian annual transactions in black market worth $30 billion

    Egyptian annual transactions in black market worth $30 billion

    Date: 2015-03-02 08:14:04 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Economy - SN:5 - ID:2070529

    The volume of the annual financial transactions in the Egyptian market is 60 billion dollars, including 30 billion dollars in the black market, Egyptian Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said. The Central Bank of Egypt should have intervened to ....

  • WB takes part with high-profile delegation in Egypt's economic conference

    WB takes part with high-profile delegation in Egypt's economic conference

    Date: 2015-03-02 07:50:48 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:2 - ID:2070397

    The World Bank will take part with high-profile delegation in Egypt's economic conference, due to convene on March 13-15 in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh. World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati will ....

  • US dollar exchange rate unchanged today against EGP

    US dollar exchange rate unchanged today against EGP

    Date: 2015-03-01 14:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:2067109

    The exchange rate of the US dollar remained unchanged Sunday against the Egyptian pound traded on the official market. The buying price of the US dollar stood at 7.63 pounds, while the selling price reached 7.6301 pounds. The Central Bank of ....

  • Supply minister meets Japan's Hitachi officials

    Supply minister meets Japan's Hitachi officials

    Date: 2015-02-28 09:30:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:2058405

    Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy met on Saturday with the visiting president of Tokyo-based Hitachi company and its executive director. During the meeting, the minister discussed with the two Japanese officials ways to establish global logistics ....

  • IMF chief to attend Egypt economic conf. in March

    IMF chief to attend Egypt economic conf. in March

    Date: 2015-02-28 07:51:12 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:4 - ID:2057517

    Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde will participate in Egypt's economic conference on March 13-15, an IMF spokesperson has said. Earlier, Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department ....

  • Egypt bourse loses EGP 6.4bn

    Egypt bourse loses EGP 6.4bn

    Date: 2015-02-25 14:16:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:2041965

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices shut on Wednesday's session collectively down amid heavy sells by local and Arab investors in preparation for the economic summit in Sharm El Sheikh in March. The market capital lost about 6.4 billion pounds to ....

  • EGX indexes show mixed performance

    EGX indexes show mixed performance

    Date: 2015-02-24 15:30:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2035401

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) witnessed varied performance at the close of trading on Tuesday. The market capital lost some 1.9 billion pounds to hit 517.3 billion. The benchmark index EGX 30 upped by retreated 0.11 percent to 6,911.66 ....

  • Gov't sets plan to decrease budget deficit to 5 instead of 10 % - minister

    Gov't sets plan to decrease budget deficit to 5 instead of 10 % - minister

    Date: 2015-02-23 16:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:65 - ID:2028441

    Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said that the Egyptian government has a comprehensive program for economic reform which includes decreasing budget deficit to reach 5 percent instead of 10. The minister's remark came during his speech in the ....

  • Bourse gains EGP 3.9bn, index up 1.2 pct

    Bourse gains EGP 3.9bn, index up 1.2 pct

    Date: 2015-02-23 16:22:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:60 - ID:2028377

    Egypt's bourse indices recorded collective gains at the end of Monday's trading, backed by announcement of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) to sell all shares in the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services, which runs the Mobinil brand to ....

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