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IMF praises CBE policies to control inflation rate
Date: 2017-09-29 13:53:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7015350
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised on Friday the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) policies to control inflation rate in the country. The CBE measures will take some time to bear fruits, the IMF tweeted in response to MENA. The economic ....
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President Sisi has busy schedule last week
Date: 2017-09-29 11:59:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7015081
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had a busy schedule last week that included a number of activities and meetings, most notably chairing a meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, the ministers of defense, ....
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CBE keeps interest rates unchanged
Date: 2017-09-29 10:40:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7014965
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged. The CBE kept the rate for the overnight deposit at 18.75 percent and for the overnight lending at 19.75 percent. ....
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Egypt bourse gains EGP 61 bln in Q3
Date: 2017-09-29 10:27:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7014947
The Egyptian bourse gained EGP 61.1 billion in the third quarter of 2017 as the market capital jumped 8.9 percent to 748.5 billion pounds, compared to 687.4 billion pounds in the previous quarter. The report said, the EGX 30 benchmark index went ....
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Arab League chief discusses with Iraq FM Kurdish referendum
Date: 2017-09-29 10:25:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7014945
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit held phone talks Thursday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari. They discussed the latest developments in Iraq following the Kurdish referendum that took place on Thursday, spokesman for ....
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Environment min. to open Green Climate Fund meeting Saturday
Date: 2017-09-29 10:24:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7014943
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy will open on Saturday the 18th meeting of the Green Climate Fund. Held under the auspices of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the meeting is aimed at discussing several environment projects in Asia, Africa, Latin ....
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Egypt calls for roadmap to end crisis in Myanmar
Date: 2017-09-29 10:21:24 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7014938
Egypt's permanent delegate to the United Nations Ambassador Amr Abul Atta said on Thursday that the UN Security Council should assume responsibility toward the dangerous crisis in Myanmar. Addressing a UNSC meeting on the plight of Rohingya ....
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Iraq launches 2nd phase of Hawija military operation
Date: 2017-09-29 10:17:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7014937
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi on Friday announced launching the second phase of military operations to liberate Hawija district and areas around it towards western Kirkuk. In a statement, Abadi noted that eliminating Daesh terrorist group ....
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Transport min.: Upgrading maritime fleet top priority
Date: 2017-09-28 13:29:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7013641
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat underlined that upgrading the maritime fleet topped the ministry's priorities in order to give momentum to Egypt's foreign trade. He made the remark on Thursday during a ceremony held at the Arab Academy for ....
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Shoukry meets with new Italian ambassador to Egypt
Date: 2017-09-28 13:29:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7013667
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry received on Thursday newly-appointed Italian Ambassador to Egypt Giampaolo Cantini. They discussed means of giving a strong push to Egyptian-Italian bilateral ties and promoting cooperation between Cairo ....