‘Trial of the century’ postponed

Court postpones Mubarak incitement case to 10 May to complete hearing case for one of the defendants

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First IPOs summit sheds light on companies’ listings in stock market

In 2013, a total of nine companies were listed amounting to EGP 0.2bn

Sara Aggour

Government adopts national project to develop desert villages

Project aims at reconstructing villages surrounded by desert to make them more suitable for habitation

Doaa Farid

Gulf Arabs free fuel for Egypt reaches $6bn in value

The aid helps reduce the heavy costs of government fuel subsidies and the drain on foreign exchange reserves.

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Chairman of the Chamber of Goods and Antiquities: $1.5bn loss in activity during 2013

The Ministry of Antiquities halted the completion of an exhaustive restoration of archaeological sanctuaries due to a lack of financing and a proliferation of street vendors over the past three…

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Telecom Egypt agrees to pay EGP 2.5bn for mobile licence

Reuters - Fixed line monopoly operator Telecom Egypt’s board of directors agreed to pay EGP 2.5bn ($356.76m) for a mobile licence, the firm said in a statement on Monday. The…

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Deadly battles rage on fringe of east Ukraine town

One Ukrainian military commander said the shooting involved automatic small arms and heavy weaponry, believed to be from armoured vehicles the rebels captured last month as well as other big-calibre…

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Palm Hills in talks over $342.m loan

Reuters - Egypt's Palm Hills said it is in talks with the Arab African Bank over a EGP 2.4bn ($342.49 million) loan which it will use to finance projects and…

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Petroleum ministry prepares bourse listing of new petrochemicals companies

By Muhammad Adel After amending the listing rules of companies in the Egyptian stock exchange, the Ministry of Petroleum is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) of new petrochemicals companies,…

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