83.7% annual increase in railway revenues during December: CAPMAS
Railway passenger numbers increased by 69.8% to 21.4 million compared to 12.6…
January trade deficit down by 20.7% year-on-year
Imports stood at EGP 31.47bn during January, 21.2% less than the EGP…
Tourist turnout at restaurants is 15-45%
Decline largely due to tourists’ appetite for shisha, not food, says Chamber…
Cigarette tax provides EGP 5.5bn annually to healthcare: Cabinet
Imposing new cigarette tax supports general state budget providing healthcare expenditure requirements,…
786,000 tourists visited Egypt in December 2014
Departing tourists increased, totalling over 702,000 in December 2014, a 14.8% increase,…
Private sector gives priority to returning Libya workers
Manpower minister to count numbers returning, calls workers to fill a form…
Unemployment index decreases in Q4 2014 to 100,000 individuals: CAPMAS
Unemployment indicators declined during Q4 of last year to 3.6m unemployed, a…
Government negotiates $200m from Khalifa Fund, to invest in Employment Holding Company: Planning minister
Minister of Planning Ashraf El-Araby expects approximately $2.5bn in FDI in Q2…
50% of Egyptians ineligible to benefit from social housing programme: EIPR
Government minimum income regulations exclude poorest categories of Egyptians, but include the…
Ministry of Housing approves debt repayment plan for struggling tourism companies
Ministry of Housing agrees to grant tourism companies the option to pay…