economics
Soliman sacked from state petrol firm
Egypt
January 26, 2010
Soliman sacked from state petrol firm
According to informed sources, the government has dismissed MP and former housing minister Ibrahim Soliman from the presidency of a…
Cabinet: LE400 million lost in the flood
Egypt
January 24, 2010
Cabinet: LE400 million lost in the flood
Last week's rain in Sinai and Aswan Governorate caused about LE400 million in damages, say preliminary reports by the cabinet's…
Opposition challenges govt plan to import gas
Egypt
January 6, 2010
Opposition challenges govt plan to import gas
A government plan to import natural gas--ostensibly aimed at both meeting domestic demand and taking advantage of low global prices--met…
IMF chief economist lectures Cairo on financial crisis
Business
December 8, 2009
IMF chief economist lectures Cairo on financial crisis
In a lecture delivered Monday at the American University in Cairo, Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund…