fuel
Police end butane gas depots protest
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Police end butane gas depots protest
A protest staged by owners of butane gas depots in the district of Shubra was brought to an end by…
Minister: Govt considering three ways to subsidize fuel next fiscal year
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Minister: Govt considering three ways to subsidize fuel next fiscal year
The government is considering three ways to identify allocations for fuel subsidies in the new fiscal year 2013/14, which starts…
Contractors blame Petroleum Ministry for fuel shortages, project delays
Business
March 28, 2013
Contractors blame Petroleum Ministry for fuel shortages, project delays
The Contractors Union has demanded the Petroleum Ministry allocate a share of diesel to contractors to ensure that they are…
Hundreds of bakers storm Supply Ministry again
Egypt
March 19, 2013
Hundreds of bakers storm Supply Ministry again
Hundreds of bakery owners stormed into the headquarters of the Supply Ministry in Cairo, blocking Qasr al-Aini Street on Tuesday.…
Bakery owners storm Supply Ministry
Egypt
March 16, 2013
Bakery owners storm Supply Ministry
Hundreds of bakery owners stormed the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade building on Qasr al-Ain Street downtown Cairo demanding…
Diesel supplies raised to face crisis, says supply ministry spokesperson
Business
March 11, 2013
Diesel supplies raised to face crisis, says supply ministry spokesperson
The Supply and Petroleum Ministries have agreed to raise the daily amount of diesel delivered to the market from 32,000…
Bakeries instructed to stock up on fuel
Egypt
January 22, 2013
Bakeries instructed to stock up on fuel
Hossam Arafat, chairman of the department of petroleum products in the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce said Tuesday that…
Subsidy on 95-octane gasoline to be lifted in 3 days, says Finance Ministry source
Egypt
November 22, 2012
Subsidy on 95-octane gasoline to be lifted in 3 days, says Finance Ministry source
The Finance Ministry will lift the subsidy on 95-octane gasoline in three days in a move that will bring savings…
In lifting 95-octane subsidy, government takes small bite out of deficit
Business
November 14, 2012
In lifting 95-octane subsidy, government takes small bite out of deficit
The Egyptian government has announced that it will lift the subsidy on 95-octane gasoline in the coming week, taking the…
Egypt struggles to buy fuel as credit dries up
Business
August 23, 2012
Egypt struggles to buy fuel as credit dries up
LONDON/CAIRO — Egypt is finding it increasingly difficult to import fuel as foreign banks and traders pull the plug…