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Egypt in the dark about budget
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Egypt in the dark about budget
Delays in revealing the details of the government’s budget have raised questions regarding the country’s economic policy and direction. On…
Minimum wage reduced to LE684 in new state budget
Business
July 4, 2011
Minimum wage reduced to LE684 in new state budget
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), has endorsed the 2011/2012 state…
National Wages Council warns of austerity measures affecting labor market
Business
June 27, 2011
National Wages Council warns of austerity measures affecting labor market
National Wages Council member Abdel Rahman Kheir said on Monday that the austerity measures currently being considered by the government…
Calls for million-man labor protest against corruption
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Calls for million-man labor protest against corruption
The Coalition of Independent Revolutionaries, the Independent Trade Union and the National Center for Popular Committees called for a million-man…
PM pledges major national projects to attract investments
Egypt
June 12, 2011
PM pledges major national projects to attract investments
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf declared on Saturday that his government has drawn up a number of major projects…
Manpower minister: Minimum wage hike will not be postponed
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Manpower minister: Minimum wage hike will not be postponed
The introduction of a new minimum wage for state employees will not be postponed to January as the Federation of…
Labor activists denounce LE700 minimum wage
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Labor activists denounce LE700 minimum wage
Egypt’s Finance Minister Samir Radwan announced last week that the new monthly minimum wage will increase to LE700, up from…
IMF welcomes Egypt budget reforms, businessmen skeptical
Business
June 4, 2011
IMF welcomes Egypt budget reforms, businessmen skeptical
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed the social reforms announced by the Egyptian government as part of the state budget…
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. …
Government prepares plan to restructure wages
Business
May 30, 2011
Government prepares plan to restructure wages
Egypt's Ministry of Finance has finished the necessary groundwork for restructuring wages and raising the minimum wage of state employees,…