budget
IMF delegation to visit Egypt over future borrowing
Business
October 2, 2011
IMF delegation to visit Egypt over future borrowing
International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials proposed to amend the conditions tied to Egypt’s request to borrow US$3 billion in June…
Finance minister: No budget allocations for public sector salary increases
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Finance minister: No budget allocations for public sector salary increases
The Finance Ministry is not involved in the Public Transport Authority (PTA) crisis and therefore there will be no budget…
Egypt considers renegotiating loan with IMF
Business
September 18, 2011
Egypt considers renegotiating loan with IMF
Senior official sources have revealed that the Egyptian government is considering renegotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a…
Householders improvise and economize as Ramadan budgets dwindle
Life & Style
August 8, 2011
Householders improvise and economize as Ramadan budgets dwindle
A week into the holy month and expenses are mounting up for poor and middle-income families. For some, Ramadan has…
Budget increase fails to convince scientists
Environment
July 24, 2011
Budget increase fails to convince scientists
On 1 June, the transitional government adopted its first post-uprising budget, characterized by a slight increase in funds allocated to…
New finance minister may call for budget amendments
Egypt
July 21, 2011
New finance minister may call for budget amendments
Egypt’s newly-appointed Minister of Finance Hazem al-Beblawy said he might submit a request to the ruling military council to accept…
Protesters demand security reform, new budget
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Protesters demand security reform, new budget
Political and revolutionary groups in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday released a list of demands through the square's demonstrator-run broadcasts.…
Gulf ‘gifts’ fill budget gap but raise suspicions
Business
July 10, 2011
Gulf ‘gifts’ fill budget gap but raise suspicions
After turning down loans from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Egypt is now turning to oil-rich Arab…
Egypt in the dark about budget
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Egypt in the dark about budget
Delays in revealing the details of the government’s budget have raised questions regarding the country’s economic policy and direction. On…
Egypt to fund budget gap via local market, Arab help
Business
July 4, 2011
Egypt to fund budget gap via local market, Arab help
ABU DHABI--Egypt plans to fund its 134 billion Egyptian pound budget deficit through a combination of local market issuance and…