Egypt
IFC invests $1.2 bn in 18 projects in Egypt
Business
November 24, 2015
IFC invests $1.2 bn in 18 projects in Egypt
The International Finance Corporation has invested US$1.2 billion in 18 projects in Egypt from 2011 to 2015. This was part of…
UN panel to review airport security after Egypt plane crash
World
November 24, 2015
UN panel to review airport security after Egypt plane crash
The United Nations' aviation agency said on Monday its panel of security experts will review ways to better protect airports…
Cyprus: energy deal boosts plans to export gas to Egypt
Business
November 23, 2015
Cyprus: energy deal boosts plans to export gas to Egypt
A move by British oil and gas company BG International to buy a stake in Cyprus' offshore mineral deposits is…
Egypt to procure poultry locally following industry pressure
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Egypt to procure poultry locally following industry pressure
Egypt will stick with buying its poultry domestically, turning its back completely on international tenders and bowing to pressure from…
Egypt issues $1.77 bn of one-year treasury bills at average yield of 2.837%
Business
November 23, 2015
Egypt issues $1.77 bn of one-year treasury bills at average yield of 2.837%
Egypt's central bank said on Monday it had sold $1.77 billion in one-year treasury bills at an average yield of…
Egypt to do more tests on Tut’s tomb in search for Nefertiti
Archaeology
November 23, 2015
Egypt to do more tests on Tut’s tomb in search for Nefertiti
Egypt said Monday it will conduct more tests this week in search of a hidden chamber in King Tutankhamun's tomb…
Sudan: Egypt requested postponement of tripartite meeting on Ethiopian dam
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Sudan: Egypt requested postponement of tripartite meeting on Ethiopian dam
Sudanese minister of Water Resources and Electricity Moatez Moussa has said that the tripartite meeting with his counterparts in Egypt…
Egypt among 10 worst countries for gender equality
Egypt
November 22, 2015
Egypt among 10 worst countries for gender equality
Egypt has ranked 136 out of 145 countries in gender equality, ranking lower than Oman and Saudi Arabia, garnering the…
Egypt to issue $1.75 bln 1-year T-bill : central bank
Business
November 19, 2015
Egypt to issue $1.75 bln 1-year T-bill : central bank
Egypt will issue a $1.75 billion one-year Treasury bill, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday.The auction deadline…
Egypt’s new wheat subsidy could cut future wheat harvests
Egypt
November 18, 2015
Egypt’s new wheat subsidy could cut future wheat harvests
Egypt's decision to slash wheat subsidies, which has infuriated farmers, threatens to cut future harvests and force the country to…