economy
Egypt firm sees private education revenues up
Business
October 19, 2010
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
October 15, 2010
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
October 14, 2010
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
October 6, 2010
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
September 7, 2010
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
August 21, 2010
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
August 20, 2010
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
August 10, 2010
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
August 10, 2010
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
August 6, 2010
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…