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Cairo, Giza have 1 in 5 registered voters; Delta has 40%, official figures show
Egypt
May 22, 2012
Cairo, Giza have 1 in 5 registered voters; Delta has 40%, official figures show
Cairo has the most registered voters of any Egyptian governorate, with nearly 6.5 million voters, or 11.2 percent of the…
Gas and butane prices pushed inflation up to 10.9% in February
Business
March 10, 2012
Gas and butane prices pushed inflation up to 10.9% in February
The urban consumer price index for February this year was 121.1 versus 110.9 a year earlier, pushed up by the…
Egypt’s unemployment rate rises to 12.4%
Business
February 18, 2012
Egypt’s unemployment rate rises to 12.4%
Egypt's fourth quarter unemployment rate rose by two percentage points from the previous quarter, the government’s statistics office said on…
Govt: Poverty rate increased to 25.2 percent of population
Business
January 31, 2012
Govt: Poverty rate increased to 25.2 percent of population
Egypt's poverty increased to encompass 25.2 percent of the population in 2010-2011 as compared to 21.6 percent in 2008-2009, the…
Egypt’s poor spend US$8.5 annually on medical care
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Egypt’s poor spend US$8.5 annually on medical care
Egyptians spend 50 percent of their annual incomes on food and medical care, said a government study released Thursday. Based…
Over 3 million Egyptian unemployed, according to official report
Business
September 7, 2011
Over 3 million Egyptian unemployed, according to official report
There are 3.1 million unemployed people in Egypt, according to a report published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization…
CAPMAS: Rate of newly established companies down 60%
Business
April 12, 2011
CAPMAS: Rate of newly established companies down 60%
At a conference of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Tuesday, the agency said the rate…
CAPMAS report highlights Egypt’s failing cotton production
Business
December 26, 2010
CAPMAS report highlights Egypt’s failing cotton production
A government report released on Sunday reveals an 11.4 decline in Egyptian 2008/2009 cotton production in comparison to the previous…
Sunday’s papers: Dubious nuclear claims, strained relations with Coptic church and rise in newborns
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Dubious nuclear claims, strained relations with Coptic church and rise in newborns
An Associated Press report on an international investigation into Egypt’s nuclear ambitions makes headlines in Egyptian newspapers on Sunday. Highlighted…