Finance Ministry
Notary employees strike for bonuses
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Notary employees strike for bonuses
Thousands of employees from the Justice Ministry's Notary offices around Egypt went on strike Wednesday to protest the delay in…
Finance Ministry raises state employee minimum wage to LE700
Business
June 1, 2011
Finance Ministry raises state employee minimum wage to LE700
Finance Minister Samir Radwan on Wednesday announced his ministry set a new minimum wage for state employees at LE700. …
Finance Ministry to consider imposing hot money tax
Business
May 4, 2011
Finance Ministry to consider imposing hot money tax
The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) is considering imposing a hot money tax on the stock exchange to protect investment flow,…
CAPMAS: Rate of newly established companies down 60%
Business
April 12, 2011
CAPMAS: Rate of newly established companies down 60%
At a conference of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Tuesday, the agency said the rate…
Finance ministry to present budget before end of March
Business
March 29, 2011
Finance ministry to present budget before end of March
The Finance Ministry has completed the projected state budget for the 2011/2012 fiscal year, and will present it to the…
Officials to set date for resumption of Egyptian stock market trading
Business
February 26, 2011
Officials to set date for resumption of Egyptian stock market trading
Officials from the Egyptian Stock Exchange will meet with officials from the General Authority for Financial Control and Misr for…
Egyptian govt to increase salaries and pensions by 15 percent
Business
February 7, 2011
Egyptian govt to increase salaries and pensions by 15 percent
State administrative employee salaries and military and civilian pensions will be increased by 15 percent beginning in April, said the…
Finance Ministry to introduce “Citizen Budget” initiative
Business
December 18, 2010
Finance Ministry to introduce “Citizen Budget” initiative
Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali will hold a press conference Monday to shed more light on the ministry’s new initiative,…
Finance Ministry considers alternatives for financing wheat imports
Business
August 24, 2010
Finance Ministry considers alternatives for financing wheat imports
The Ministry of Finance denied any intention to impose new taxes or borrow from abroad to create additional financial resources…
Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Business
July 4, 2010
Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said his ministry has managed to update the legislative system that governs the Egypt’s fiscal policies…