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Egypt to build sugar factories in Sudan

Egypt to build sugar factories in Sudan

Egypt will build two sugar factories in Sudan after the two governments approve the mechanism to finance the project, said…
Egypt’s cabinet okays steel licenses to four firms

Egypt’s cabinet okays steel licenses to four firms

Egypt's cabinet granted four companies licenses for steel plants in the country, as the government seeks to boost production and…
Egypt’s debt burden spurs Muslim Brotherhood call for austerity

Egypt’s debt burden spurs Muslim Brotherhood call for austerity

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is campaigning for September’s parliamentary elections on a platform to trim the country’s budget deficit. The group,…
Minimum wage reduced to LE684 in new state budget

Minimum wage reduced to LE684 in new state budget

Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), has endorsed the 2011/2012 state…
Egypt to fund budget gap via local market, Arab help

Egypt to fund budget gap via local market, Arab help

ABU DHABI--Egypt plans to fund its 134 billion Egyptian pound budget deficit through a combination of local market issuance and…
CBE: June cash reserve losses total US$700mn

CBE: June cash reserve losses total US$700mn

Egypt's cash reserve lost US$700 million in June. By the end of the month it was $26.5 billion, compared to…
Pensions expenditure increased by LE9 billion in state budget, says finance minister

Pensions expenditure increased by LE9 billion in state budget, says finance minister

Finance Minister Samir Radwan, in a press conference of Sunday, said that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces approved…
Egypt and Jordan to sign new gas deal by end of July

Egypt and Jordan to sign new gas deal by end of July

Egypt and Jordan will sign a revised agreement for the export of Egyptian natural gas before the end of July,…
Ministry examines how to finance budget

Ministry examines how to finance budget

Officials from the Finance Ministry held meetings over the past two days to examine ways of financing the state budget…
IMF places US$3bn at disposal of Egypt

IMF places US$3bn at disposal of Egypt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed US$3 billion at the disposal of Egypt to use whenever it wishes, even…
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