Review: Op-Eds debate Mubarak’s court session

After ousted President Mubarak appeared smiling and waving behind the bars, more than one writer has explored the court rulings and the possibility of a counter-revolution. Several commentators believe that…

Ethar Shalaby

Budget deficit reaches EGP 197.5bn

Current deficit now amounts to 9.5% of GDP

Daily News Egypt

IMF delegation meets with Al-Wafd Party

Party suggests delaying economic reform programme for one year, tells IMF they ‘do not trust government’

Hend El-Behary

Egypt relies on domestic wheat harvest for coming six weeks

Head of Farmers Syndicate calls decision to cut wheat imports ‘crazy’

Daily News Egypt

CAPMAS: cotton exports down by 40.6% in Sept-Nov 2012

Attributes decline to rise in global cotton prices

Daily News Egypt

Ministry of Finance meets US Deputy Trade Minister for International Trade Affairs

The American delegation showed interest in participation in Public-Private Partnership projects

Daily News Egypt

Madinet Al-Salam Residents protest outside Cairo Governorate building

Residents protest police's attacks on their shacks, threaten to block roads if they aren't offered alternative housing

Rana Muhammad Taha

Slum Development Fund seeks to fund projects in Minya and Ramlet Bulaq at an estimated cost of EGP 126m

The governorate will be required to provide the remaining EGP 84.646m to cover the cost of demolition fees and compensation for the land’s previous owners.

Daily News Egypt

Cairo Chamber of Commerce: We oppose the IMF loan if it will make the poor poorer

CCC also urges government to reverse decision on customs duties hike and new tax laws

Daily News Egypt