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Sunday’s papers: Dubious nuclear claims, strained relations with Coptic church and rise in newborns
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Dubious nuclear claims, strained relations with Coptic church and rise in newborns
An Associated Press report on an international investigation into Egypt’s nuclear ambitions makes headlines in Egyptian newspapers on Sunday. Highlighted…
CAPMAS: National inflation rate hits 10.5%
Business
June 10, 2010
CAPMAS: National inflation rate hits 10.5%
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday announced that the annual inflation rate in urban areas…
Inflation hits 11%, says CAPMAS
Business
May 10, 2010
Inflation hits 11%, says CAPMAS
Government statistics agency CAPMAS on Monday revealed that the national inflation rate had risen by 0.9 percent in April, compared…
Unemployment at 9.4%, says CAPMAS
Business
April 29, 2010
Unemployment at 9.4%, says CAPMAS
At a press conference on Thursday, government statistics agency CAPMAS revealed that there were some 2.3 million unemployed people in…
CAPMAS: Inflation up 13.6% in January
Business
February 10, 2010
CAPMAS: Inflation up 13.6% in January
In a statement Wednesday, Abu Bakr el-Guindi, president of the state-run Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), noted…
CAPMAS: Exports decline as imports rise
Business
February 9, 2010
CAPMAS: Exports decline as imports rise
A recently-released report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) noted that Egyptian fertilizer and furniture exports…
Experts predict 14% annual inflation rate
Business
December 9, 2009
Experts predict 14% annual inflation rate
Local experts expect annual inflation rates to soon hit 14 percent due to a recent rise in foodstuff prices by…
Domestic demand for Egyptian cotton shrinks
Business
December 8, 2009
Domestic demand for Egyptian cotton shrinks
A report issued Monday by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that demand for Egyptian cotton…
CAPMAS: National unemployment rate hits 9.3%
Business
November 15, 2009
CAPMAS: National unemployment rate hits 9.3%
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Sunday announced that Egypt's unemployment rate had reached 9.3 percent…
CAPMAS: Egyptians working abroad up 10% in 2008
Egypt
October 22, 2009
CAPMAS: Egyptians working abroad up 10% in 2008
Around 492,600 Egyptians obtained permits to work abroad in 2008, a ten per cent increase over the previous year, while…