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Attorney general challenges acquittal of former ministers
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Attorney general challenges acquittal of former ministers
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday challenged court rulings that acquitted three ex-ministers and a businessman of charges of…
3 former ministers acquitted of squandering public money
Egypt
July 5, 2011
3 former ministers acquitted of squandering public money
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted three former ministers of charges of squandering public funds. The Public Prosecution had…
Real estate tax workers demand fullfilment of 2007 promises
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Real estate tax workers demand fullfilment of 2007 promises
Dozens of members of the Independent Union of Real Estate Tax Collectors staged a protest to call for the fulfillment…
Finance Minister: Pensioners already enjoying increases
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Finance Minister: Pensioners already enjoying increases
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali announced that more than 700,000 Egyptians have so far claimed their pensions for July, following the…
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
Business
July 5, 2010
New pensions law: The hollow promise of a ‘happy retirement’
On 13 June, one year after the government introduced a new insurance and pension law, parliament ratified the final draft.The…
Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Business
July 4, 2010
Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said his ministry has managed to update the legislative system that governs the Egypt’s fiscal policies…
Real estate tax deadline extended, but is it legal?
Egypt
December 22, 2009
Real estate tax deadline extended, but is it legal?
Parliament's Planning and Budget Committee approved Sunday the finance minister's decision to extend the deadline for submitting real estate tax…
Boutros-Ghali: Economy Grew 4.7% Despite Crisis
Business
October 20, 2009
Boutros-Ghali: Economy Grew 4.7% Despite Crisis
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said that LE15 billion injected into the local economy as part of an "economic incentive" program…