financial crisis
Egypt is facing financial crisis, says finance minister
Business
October 26, 2011
Egypt is facing financial crisis, says finance minister
Egypt is facing a financial crisis that only foreign funding could help alleviate in the short term, Minister of Finance…
Finance Minister: Borrowing is the solution for financial crisis
Business
October 3, 2011
Finance Minister: Borrowing is the solution for financial crisis
Local or foreign borrowing is the immediate solution to the financial crisis in Egypt, Finance Minister Hazem al-Beblawy said on…
New legislation needed to boost Egypt’s real estate market
Business
November 10, 2010
New legislation needed to boost Egypt’s real estate market
On the outskirts of Cairo, across the street from gated compounds where residents play golf on an 18-hole course, plush…
Suez Canal scores highest monthly profits in two years
Business
September 1, 2010
Suez Canal scores highest monthly profits in two years
August recorded the Suez Canal’s largest monthly profits since the start of the global financial crisis in November 2008, according…
Migrants’ remittances: Between expenditure and investment
Business
July 31, 2010
Migrants’ remittances: Between expenditure and investment
A study on remittances and investment opportunities for Egyptian migrants was released in mid-July by the International Organization for Migration…
Tuesday’s papers: People’s Assembly approves social solidarity bill
Egypt
June 22, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: People’s Assembly approves social solidarity bill
State-owned newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar lead with news that the People's Assembly has approved a new social solidarity bill, granting…
Greece presses ‘help’ button, markets still wary
World
April 24, 2010
Greece presses ‘help’ button, markets still wary
Greece--Prime Minister George Papandreou asked to tap the 45 billion euro (US$60.5 billion) package after investors feared a default and…
Dubai Holding sells 25% of shares in Hermes
Business
December 10, 2009
Dubai Holding sells 25% of shares in Hermes
The EGX 30 index of the Egyptian stock exchange Wednesday fell 3.6 percent, closing at 6132.6 points, down 234.9 points.…
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…