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Stock exchange to continue as normal amid protest speculation

  /  June 17, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

Omran: Upcoming June 30th protests will not cause us to place additional precautionary measures on Egypt’s stock exchange

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Bank tax law amended following criticism

  /  June 15, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

The law, which taxes funds set aside by banks to cover potential losses caused by defaulting debtors, was being reviewed by the Central Bank.

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Egypt still has the fundamentals to grow: Multinational marketing CEO

  /  June 2, 2013  /  Business, Economy, interviews  /  No Comments

Steve Hamilton-Clark, CEO of Taylor Nelson Sofres’ (TNS) MENA office, spoke to Daily News Egypt about the company’s activities and the challenges facing its clients.

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Inflation hikes to 8.1% in April on currency slide

  /  June 1, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  1 Comment

Egypt’s Central Bank decided to keep overnight deposit and lending rates unchanged at 9.75% and 10.75%, respectfully

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New $12bn bonds programme announced

  /  May 28, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

The prospectus tasked HSBC Holdings and QNB Global with the rights to organise and administer the programme

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Investment minister: New chart for Egyptian investment to be launched soon

  /  May 28, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  1 Comment

A new catalogue of investment opportunities across different sectors will be made available in the coming months

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Oil down on China worries, US stockpiles buildup

  /  May 27, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

President Xi Jinping on Friday said China, the world’s second largest economy and top energy consumer, would not sacrifice the environment for temporary economic growth.

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Business News: Large banks ranked most efficient while small banks achieve fastest growth

  /  May 25, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

CIB rated as most efficient, followed by NSGB, while HSBC places third due to its refusal to disclose information on its non-performing loans

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NSF condemns Suez Canal draft law

  /  May 15, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

National Salvation Front raises five major concerns with proposed law regulating Suez Canal regional development

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Al-Nour and FJP clash over Iranian tourism

  /  May 13, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  5 Comments

Islamist parties disagreement during Egypt’s Culture, Information and Tourism Committee discussions

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OCI reaches final settlement with Egyptian Tax Authority, will pay EGP 7.1bn

  /  April 30, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

Onsi and Nasef Sawirs removed from travel ban list

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Government’s decision to accept $450m in American aid receives prospective approval

  /  April 23, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

The agreement stipulated that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provide Egypt with $190m of the $450m of aid it is expected to receive from the United States.

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Consumer inflation rate rises

  /  April 17, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  1 Comment

Poorest consumers feel commodity price increases most painfully

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E-Finance seeks to increase benefit card users to 4.5m

  /  April 3, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

The E-Finance company hopes to increase the number of benefit card users to 4.5m by the end of 2013, with plans to release 10,000 cards next week.

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Egypt lifts cooking gas prices, why it’s trivial

  /  April 2, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

By Farah Halime How fitting that on April Fool’s Day, the Egyptian government attempts to deceive us all by claiming that its plans to raise the price of state-subsidised cooking gas for the first time in two read the rest…

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El-Araby: Foreign investment in the Arab world drops 37.4%

  /  April 2, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

Main contributing factor to rising unemployment was the inability of governments to attract foreign, Arab and local investment

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Reactionary not progressive: Egypt’s economic policy

  /  April 1, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

By Farah Halime In a desperate move to save power, Egypt’s international airport will close most of its runways for four hours each day from early June, Reuters has reported. The airport is the latest casualty read the rest…

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Thales Group wins Cairo-Alexandria railway upgrade

  /  April 1, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

French company granted rights to install electric signals at an estimated cost of $270m

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CBE: ‘Foreign currency reserves did not decline’

  /  March 31, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

Egyptian Central Bank denies reports of commodity shortages, requests media to be cautious when discussing economic issues

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EFG Hermes, QInvest on verge of completing merger

  /  March 2, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

The Qatari partner will hold a 60% stake in the new venture, to be named EFG Hermes Qatar, with EFG Hermes holding the rest

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