Samir Radwan
Finance Minister: Egypt near deal with World Bank
Business
May 16, 2011
Finance Minister: Egypt near deal with World Bank
Egypt's finance minister says his country is nearing a deal to borrow $2.2 billion from the World Bank. Samir Radwan…
Finance minister: Egypt set to be a leading economy
Business
May 13, 2011
Finance minister: Egypt set to be a leading economy
Finance Minister Samir Radwan said on Thursday that the International Monetary Fund has confirmed that the Egyptian economy will be…
Egypt should re-embrace progressive taxation
Opinion
May 5, 2011
Egypt should re-embrace progressive taxation
Many would agree that tax reform in Egypt is a necessity, especially after the abolition of progressive taxation and the…
Egypt’s capital expenditure budget set at LE509 billion
Business
May 5, 2011
Egypt’s capital expenditure budget set at LE509 billion
Egypt's capital expenditure budget for the fiscal year 2011/2012 has been set at LE509.3, exceeding the budget for 2010/2011 by…
Finance minister: Budget deficit at 9.4% of GDP in 2011/12
Business
May 2, 2011
Finance minister: Budget deficit at 9.4% of GDP in 2011/12
Egypt's state budget deficit, bloated after political turmoil rocked the economy, is forecast to widen to 9.38 percent of gross…
Officials urge US investment in post-crisis Egypt
Business
April 15, 2011
Officials urge US investment in post-crisis Egypt
Washington--Coca-Cola is helping to stabilize the Middle East and Egypt and US officials want more American companies to do the…
Egypt finance minister seeks $10 billion in funds
Business
April 15, 2011
Egypt finance minister seeks $10 billion in funds
Egypt is seeking $10 billion in funding from global lenders and rich nations to cope with the costs of the…
Egypt’s new Finance Minister calls on EU to write off loans
Egypt
February 20, 2011
Egypt’s new Finance Minister calls on EU to write off loans
Samir Radwan, the Finance Minister in Egypt's caretaker government, called on the European Union on Sunday
International institutions offered to finance Egypt economy, says minister
Business
February 16, 2011
International institutions offered to finance Egypt economy, says minister
A handful of international financial institutions have offered to finance Egypt's economy following the recent 25 January uprising, newly-appointed Finance…
Govt to give martyrs’ families private pension
Egypt
February 15, 2011
Govt to give martyrs’ families private pension
Egypt's caretaker government plans to provide an "exceptional pension" of LE1500 monthly to the families of demonstrators killed during the…