inflation
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
A demonstration was staged in front of the Cairo headquarters of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Sunday to protest soaring…
Laborers stage protests nationwide to demand better salaries
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Laborers stage protests nationwide to demand better salaries
Labor protests erupted in several Egyptian cities on Wednesday, all of which featured demands by workers for salary raises in…
Egyptian pound falls to lowest since June 2006
Business
October 20, 2010
Egyptian pound falls to lowest since June 2006
The Egyptian pound weakened to 5.7580 against the US dollar on Wednesday, its lowest since June 2006, with dealers in…
Govt plans to increase supply of basic commodities
Business
October 19, 2010
Govt plans to increase supply of basic commodities
The Ministry of Investment has approved a state-run plan to increase the supply of basic commodities in a bid to…
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
Business
October 14, 2010
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
A report issued on Thursday
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
Business
October 14, 2010
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
The Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of drawing up technical committees to examine tomato production throughout the country…
Prime Minister: Soaring food prices ‘outside government’s control’
Business
October 12, 2010
Prime Minister: Soaring food prices ‘outside government’s control’
Soaring meat and vegetable prices represented a "seasonal phenomenon" caused by crop damage resulting from poor weather conditions and were…
Prime Minister blames vegetable price hikes on inclement weather
Business
October 12, 2010
Prime Minister blames vegetable price hikes on inclement weather
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif blamed the recent increase in vegetable prices and a resultant rise in inflation on spoiled…
CBE: Annual inflation rate fell to 7.59% in September
Business
October 12, 2010
CBE: Annual inflation rate fell to 7.59% in September
Egypt's basic inflation rate increased by 0.22 percent in September while the annual rate fell to 7.59 percent during the…
Soaring vegetable prices strain household budgets in governorates
Business
October 11, 2010
Soaring vegetable prices strain household budgets in governorates
Vegetable prices continued to rise this week in governorates throughout Egypt, with per-kilo tomato prices reaching LE13; garlic LE9; cucumbers…