Egypt economy

Hours after 19 tourists die in Luxor, Tourism Ministry touts high tourist numbers in January
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Hours after 19 tourists die in Luxor, Tourism Ministry touts high tourist numbers in January

Just hours after 19 tourists died in Luxor in a hot air balloon crash, the Tourism Ministry released a report…
Bakers threaten strike if govt doesn’t shelve new bread subsidy plan
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Bakers threaten strike if govt doesn’t shelve new bread subsidy plan

Bakeries across the nation have threatened to shut down if the government doesn't reconsider a new subsidization system for bread…
Ministry seeks tourism boost after Ahmadinejad visit
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Ministry seeks tourism boost after Ahmadinejad visit

Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou  is heading to Tehran, the government said on Sunday, as Cairo tries to halt sliding visitor…
Minister: IMF loan talks to resume in early March
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Minister: IMF loan talks to resume in early March

Egypt will resume talks with the International Monetary Fund on financial aid early next month, Investment Minister Osama Saleh said…
IMF will decide when to visit Cairo after reviewing Cabinet’s reforms
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IMF will decide when to visit Cairo after reviewing Cabinet’s reforms

The government is working to amend its economic reform program before it agrees on the date of an International Monetary…
Stock market loses LE500 million on Thursday
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Stock market loses LE500 million on Thursday

After a shaky day for the market, stock indexes closed with a LE500 million loss on Thursday. The main index…
Damietta LNG plant idled as Egypt keeps its gas at home
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Damietta LNG plant idled as Egypt keeps its gas at home

The Damietta liquefied natural gas facility in Egypt is not operating due to a lack of feed gas as the…
IMF postpones loan talks, again
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IMF postpones loan talks, again

The International Monetary Fund has once again postponed negotations on a long-awaited US$4.8 billion loan to Egypt, said a government…
Egypt, Turkey hope to double bilateral trade, says Morsy
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Egypt, Turkey hope to double bilateral trade, says Morsy

Egypt and Turkey plan to double trade transactions between the two countries over the next few years, announced President Mohamed…
Price hikes for food, medicine
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Price hikes for food, medicine

The overall index of food prices went up by 1 percent last week, said Osama Sultan of the Federation of…
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