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Egypt raises import taxes on luxury goods
The Egyptian government has increased import duties on 100 "unnecessary" goods as part of its ongoing efforts to revive the nation's ailing economy.
The decree sees tariffs raised by 5 to 40...
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Egypt plans to sign a loan agreement worth $3.2 billion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the country
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Saudi Arabia lends Egypt $4 billion
Saudi Arabia has agreed to lend Egypt $4 billion in emergency funding. According to Egypt
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Egypt still short of cooking gas
The shortage of butane gas continued into its fourth week in Egypt at the end of February with households in the poorer areas sometimes having to pay LE70 for a cylinder, or ambooba as it is called, t...
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Egyptians could soon be able to file their tax returns through the state
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Revenue from the Suez Canal fell sharply in the last quarter of 2008 due to a combination of piracy in the waters off Somalia and the global economic downturn. Income from the international waterway l...
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Egypt privatisation moves ahead.
The government has announced plans to give shares in state-owned companies to the public free of charge in order to reassure citizens about privatisation and include them in economic reform.
It is s...
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Egyptians protest against rising cost of living.
Tension is running high in Egypt after police and demonstrators clashed on 6 April during protests over the rising price of basic necessities including food.
The epicentre of the disorder was the Ni...
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China is to build an industrial zone in the Suez Bay at the southern end of the Suez canal. The so-called Egyptian-Chinese Zone for Economic Cooperation and Trade will be China
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Morgan Stanley to open office in Egypt.
Leading international financial services company Morgan Stanley has said that it is seeking regulatory approval to open an office in Cairo in an attempt to consolidate its existing presence in North A...
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Egypt motor of economic growth for Africa.
In 2006 Africa registered the highest economic growth in 20 years, at 5.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), and this figure is set to increase to 6 per cent in 2007 according to a joint report...
