Pensions
Gov’t denies intention of reducing financial provisions for pensions
Egypt
January 2, 2023
Gov’t denies intention of reducing financial provisions for pensions
The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless reports claiming that the government intends to reduce the financial provisions for…
Egyptian state to implement 12 beneficial new decisions on July 1
Egypt
June 30, 2021
Egyptian state to implement 12 beneficial new decisions on July 1
The Egyptian cabinet is set to implement 12 new measures beneficial to society with the start of the new fiscal…
Financial indicators improve unprecedentedly in 2020-2021: minister
Business
April 7, 2021
Financial indicators improve unprecedentedly in 2020-2021: minister
Egypt’s financial performance indicators from July to March in current fiscal year 2020-2021 saw an unprecedented improvement as a result…
Egypt Post increases ATM machine withdrawal limit to LE10,000
Business
March 25, 2020
Egypt Post increases ATM machine withdrawal limit to LE10,000
The Egypt Post authority on Wednesday increased the maximum limit for withdrawals from ATMs to LE10,000 per day, up from…
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
World
December 6, 2019
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains…
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
World
December 5, 2019
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower shut down on Thursday, France’s vaunted high-speed trains stood still and teachers walked off…
Greece hopes for better times as it exits EU bailout program
World
August 20, 2018
Greece hopes for better times as it exits EU bailout program
From now on Greece will manage without an EU safety net. After eight years of aid, the financially troubled country…
Sisi announces 7 measures aimed at easing economic hardship
Egypt
June 21, 2017
Sisi announces 7 measures aimed at easing economic hardship
Egypt is set to carry out numerous measures to “ease the burdens of the average Egyptian citizen,” President Abdel Fattah…
Parliament passes law increasing pensions
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Parliament passes law increasing pensions
The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a draft law to increase pensions by 15 percent, with a minimum of…
Pensioners say 15% increase in pensions incommensurate with price hikes
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
Pensioners say 15% increase in pensions incommensurate with price hikes
A number of pensioners complained that the 15 percent increase for pensions, approved by the government on Monday, is unsatisfactory…