Month: November 2016

Informal US dollar rate expected to drop if banks refrain from accepting foreign exchange

Current procedures by government, CBE target to reduce demands for US dollar,  and we should work on increasing…

Hossam Mounir

Ministry of Finance approves final calculation of 2015/2016 public budget with total deficit of 12.2%

Minister of Finance Amr El-Garhy approved the final calculation of the public budget for…

Daily News Egypt

Number of tourists to Egypt drops by 41% y-o-y: CAPMAS 

The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 473,000 during September…

Daily News Egypt

Political activist Islam Khalil acquitted

The activist was arrested on charges of vandalising public and private property,…

Leena ElDeeb

Lawyer Malek Adly barred from travelling

Adly’s name has been placed on a travel ban list following a…

Daily News Egypt

Italy’s public prosecutor arrives in Egypt for updates on Regeni investigations

Italy hasn’t voted for Egypt in the UNHRC over Regeni’s death, says…

Toqa Ezzidin

Where hope lies in Egypt

As calls for protests garner more attention from the media and citizens…

Wael Eskandar

European Parliament’s Mashreq delegation meets Egypt’s parliamentary members

Euro-Mediterranean partnership offers many opportunities, according to the European Delegation to Egypt

Daily News Egypt

Reconciliation with businessmen is a bitter yet vital medicine

For the first few months following the revolution, I welcomed the calls…

Hany Aboul Fotouh