Ministry of Tourism, E-Finance to provide diesel fuel smartcards for hotels, transportation companies
The tourism sector receives diesel fuel at EGP 1.10 per liter, and this price will rise to EGP 5.35 once subsides are removed, according to the official.
Egypt suffers from water poverty: CAPMAS
Average of 663 cubic metres of water allocated per person; amount expected to drop below 582 cubic metres by 2025
Finance minister addresses budget deficit challenges
Minister discusses ways to reduce or maintain budget deficit at 11% during American Chamber of Commerce conference
Draft Parliamentary Elections Law finalised
Drafted by a special committee, the law is expected to govern coming parliamentary elections
African Union Election Observation Mission arrives in Cairo
International election observers continue to arrive ahead of presidential elections
Flat6Labs Demo Day shines spotlight on Egyptian entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship “accelerator” sees its largest class of graduates to date
42 Egyptians win at Innovate ICT Award competition
Winners awarded over EGP 4bn to spend on their innovative projects
138,000 new internet users in Q1 2014
Total number of internet users in Egypt rose to 2.77 million by the end of March, compared to 2.63 million in December, marking a 5.2% increase