economy

Egypt firm sees private education revenues up
Business

Egypt firm sees private education revenues up

Cairo for Investment and Real Estate Development, which builds and runs schools, said it expects revenues to hit LE100 million…
Oxfam: Israeli policies damaging to the Palestinian olive oil industry
Egypt

Oxfam: Israeli policies damaging to the Palestinian olive oil industry

The Israeli occupation of the West bank and siege of Gaza are seriously harming Palestinian olive oil production which contributes…
Iran exports first petrochemicals to Egypt
Business

Iran exports first petrochemicals to Egypt

Tehran--An Iranian official has said that Tehran has exported its petrochemicals to Egypt, a country with which it has still…
Sharp rise in Israeli tourism coupled with sharper decline in Algerian visitors, report says
Business

Sharp rise in Israeli tourism coupled with sharper decline in Algerian visitors, report says

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism statistics reveal a 12.6 percent increase in the number of Israeli tourists visiting Egypt between 2009…
Political ambiguity may push Egyptian pound down
Business

Political ambiguity may push Egyptian pound down

Egypt's currency seems unlikely to rebound substantially from 3-1/2 year lows any time soon because investor appetite for Egyptian assets…
The poor man’s government
Opinion

The poor man’s government

Since the bellies of those working in our government are full, they no longer care about the hungry in this…
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Business

FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation

Milan--World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and…
Historic heat to hit Russian growth, fires rage
World

Historic heat to hit Russian growth, fires rage

Moscow--Russia's deadly summer heatwave could wipe up to US$14 billion off economic growth, economists said on Tuesday, as wildfires raged…
Egypt July inflation steady, monthly rate highest since 2008
Business

Egypt July inflation steady, monthly rate highest since 2008

Urban consumer inflation in Egypt was steady at 10.7 percent in the 12 months to July, the state-run CAPMAS statistics…
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
Business

Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor

A recent Ministry of Finance report revealed positive GDP indicators for the financial year 2009/10, but critics maintain that these…
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