economy
English-language press review: Toyota recall, Afghanistan offensive, Iraqi elections
Egypt
February 15, 2010
English-language press review: Toyota recall, Afghanistan offensive, Iraqi elections
American and British newspapers extensively covered over the past week Toyota’s massive vehicle recall, the biggest NATO offensive in Afghanistan…
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…
US ambassador: Free trade with Egypt not on US agenda
Egypt
February 10, 2010
US ambassador: Free trade with Egypt not on US agenda
Many obstacles still stand in the way a free trade agreement between Egypt and the United States, said US Ambassador…
Tanta workers continue sit-in protest downtown
Egypt
February 10, 2010
Tanta workers continue sit-in protest downtown
Workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company continued their sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Cabinet of…
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
Egypt
February 8, 2010
Davos: Not much for the Middle East
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif had an excellent excuse to miss the Davos forum this year: he just got married. But…
New Burullus harbor unsafe, say fishermen
Egypt
February 8, 2010
New Burullus harbor unsafe, say fishermen
Mohamed el-Balati boards the boat on which he works as a fisherman in Burullus. He scans the Burullus strait, his…
Stock exchange closes over 7000
Business
February 4, 2010
Stock exchange closes over 7000
The EGX 30 index of the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed at more than 7000 points on Wednesday due to purchases…
New Trade Ministry strategy to double exports
Business
February 4, 2010
New Trade Ministry strategy to double exports
The Trade Ministry devised a new strategy to increase Egyptian exports to LE580 billion in the next four years.Trade Minister…
Egypt stock market up 1.84%
Business
February 3, 2010
Egypt stock market up 1.84%
For the third consecutive day, the Egyptian exchange saw a considerable increase, as more Egyptian investors bought stock, while Arab…
Local prices of iron increase
Business
February 2, 2010
Local prices of iron increase
Iron companies have raised the prices of iron to be sold in February by between LE200 to LE250, after Ezz…