Economy
Egypt allocates LE24 billion to develop textile sector and cotton industry
August 25, 2018
Egypt allocates LE24 billion to develop textile sector and cotton industry
The Egyptian government has set the total value of a plan to modernize the state-owned textile sector at LE24…
Metro stations may have coin change machines: Finance Ministry
August 22, 2018
Metro stations may have coin change machines: Finance Ministry
The Egyptian Finance Ministry is considering distributing machines to major subway stations that will convert notes into coins, and increase…
Apache to increase Egyptian oil exploration, production
August 22, 2018
Apache to increase Egyptian oil exploration, production
Minister of Petroleum Tariq al-Mulla met with a high-level delegation from Apache Oil Corporation, to discuss the means of developing…
Egypt’s Finance Ministry considers issuing LE2 coin category
August 21, 2018
Egypt’s Finance Ministry considers issuing LE2 coin category
The Finance Ministry announced in a press statement on Tuesday that it is considering a new coin currency equal…
‘Egypt aims for Natural Gas Dominance in the Mediterranean’: Oil Price
August 20, 2018
‘Egypt aims for Natural Gas Dominance in the Mediterranean’: Oil Price
On Saturday, energy news site Oil Price named Egypt a strong contender to become a Mediterranean oil hub, due to…
Egypt among least competitive economies in the middle east: Report
August 15, 2018
Egypt among least competitive economies in the middle east: Report
Egypt’s economy ranks 11th in the 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness Index out of 12 Arab countries with Lebanon in last place,…
Egypt’s unemployment rate down to 9.9%: CAPMAS
August 15, 2018
Egypt’s unemployment rate down to 9.9%: CAPMAS
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Wednesday that the unemployment rate has dropped to…
Trump trade rows are ‘destroying’ growth, says German minister
August 13, 2018
Trump trade rows are ‘destroying’ growth, says German minister
Germany’s economy minister on Sunday lashed out at US President Donald Trump, slamming his global trade rows and efforts…
Egypt’s annual core inflation down to 8.5%: CBE
August 10, 2018
Egypt’s annual core inflation down to 8.5%: CBE
Egypt’s annual core inflation rate witnessed a decrease from 10.9 percent in June to 8.45 percent in July, according to…
Parliament approves Egypt’s first sovereign wealth fund
August 10, 2018
Parliament approves Egypt’s first sovereign wealth fund
Egypt’s parliament has agreed to establish a government-operated sovereign wealth fund to help boost the economy, in a move deemed…