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Govt seeks 1,5% budget deficit reduction relying on subsidy cuts: PM
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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

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

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

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

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
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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
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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

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
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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

Budget deficit LE350 bn

Finance Minister Hani Qadri Damian said at a news conference Monday that the next state budget has been prepared without…
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