budget deficit
Govt seeks 1,5% budget deficit reduction relying on subsidy cuts: PM
Business
October 11, 2015
Govt seeks 1,5% budget deficit reduction relying on subsidy cuts: PM
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced on Saturday that the government has been tasked with reducing the budget deficit by 1.5…
Finance ministry: Egypt’s 9-month budget deficit 9.4% of GDP
Egypt
May 8, 2015
Finance ministry: Egypt’s 9-month budget deficit 9.4% of GDP
Egypt's budget deficit in nine months to March rose to 9.4 percent of gross domestic product, the finance ministry said…
Higher budget deficit might force Egypt to introduce more austerity measures
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Higher budget deficit might force Egypt to introduce more austerity measures
The Ministry of Finance has submitted different scenarios for the Fiscal Year 2015/16 budget, none of which includes reduced fuel…
Finance ministry: Egypt targets 4.5-5 pct growth in 2015/16
Egypt
March 18, 2015
Finance ministry: Egypt targets 4.5-5 pct growth in 2015/16
Egypt expects greater investment and ongoing fiscal reforms to boost economic growth in the 2015/16 fiscal year to 4.5-5 percent…
Official: New budget likely to be approved Sunday
Egypt
June 29, 2014
Official: New budget likely to be approved Sunday
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb submitted the new draft budget to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday. Sisi had rejected an earlier…
Deficit reduced in draft state budget
Business
June 26, 2014
Deficit reduced in draft state budget
A high-level government official said the budget deficit has been reduced for the second time in the new draft budget…
Sisi not happy with budget deficit
Business
June 24, 2014
Sisi not happy with budget deficit
President Abdel Fattah Sisi said he was not happy with the projected deficit in the new draft budget for the…
PM: Budget deficit LE340 bn
Egypt
May 5, 2014
PM: Budget deficit LE340 bn
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said on Monday that the deficit is LE340 billion and subsidies amount to LE159 billion in…
Budget deficit down 3 percent in 2013-2014
Business
April 30, 2014
Budget deficit down 3 percent in 2013-2014
Egypt’s general budget deficit has dropped to LE145 billion during the first nine months of the 2013-2014 fiscal year, according to…
Budget deficit LE350 bn
Business
April 28, 2014
Budget deficit LE350 bn
Finance Minister Hani Qadri Damian said at a news conference Monday that the next state budget has been prepared without…