inflation
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
Business
August 5, 2010
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
The Free Homeland Popular Front, together with the 6 April reform movement and the Young Men for Justice and Development…
Wednesday’s papers: Israel-Lebanon clashes, price inflation
Egypt
August 4, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Israel-Lebanon clashes, price inflation
State-owned Al-Ahram leads with the story of border clashes between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday morning. Israeli troops reportedly crossed…
Local meat prices continue to skyrocket
Business
July 25, 2010
Local meat prices continue to skyrocket
Prices for domestically-produced meat continue to rise, currently ranging between LE52 and LE55 per kilo, amid widespread expectations that per-kilo…
The fakka crisis
Business
July 16, 2010
The fakka crisis
Complaints about the lack of change is currency. The pained look on a shopkeeper's face when handed a ten pound…
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
Business
July 15, 2010
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
Business
July 7, 2010
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
To offset the usual food shortages experienced during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan--which this year will begin in August--the…
New cigarette taxes irk smokers, retailers
Egypt
July 6, 2010
New cigarette taxes irk smokers, retailers
A 40-percent tax increase was levied on tobacco products this month with the stated aim of reducing the number of…
Tax Authority: Traders must adhere to new cigarette prices
Business
July 4, 2010
Tax Authority: Traders must adhere to new cigarette prices
The Tax Authority has warned wholesale and retail cigarette traders against selling their wares at prices higher than those specified…
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
Egypt
July 4, 2010
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
A 43-year-old single mother, identified in press reports as Seham Abdel-Salam, throttled her son to death with a towel, then…
CAPMAS: National inflation rate hits 10.5%
Business
June 10, 2010
CAPMAS: National inflation rate hits 10.5%
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday announced that the annual inflation rate in urban areas…