inflation
Butane gas canisters to be sold by coupon as of January
Egypt
August 29, 2010
Butane gas canisters to be sold by coupon as of January
Starting in January, butane gas canisters will be sold to the public via coupon, Social Solidarity Minister Ali al-Meselhi announced…
Opposition stages protests in Matareya over power cuts, bread prices
Egypt
August 26, 2010
Opposition stages protests in Matareya over power cuts, bread prices
Members of various Egyptian opposition parties and political movements staged protest marches on Wednesday
PM: Prices have risen, but so have incomes
Business
August 26, 2010
PM: Prices have risen, but so have incomes
Inflationary trends in the local economy have been accompanied by increases in workplace wages, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on…
Egypt pound reaches 3-1/2 year low against dollar
Business
August 25, 2010
Egypt pound reaches 3-1/2 year low against dollar
The Egyptian pound reached a 3-1/2 year low against the dollar on Wednesday as risk-averse investors switched into US treasuries…
Official: Government to allow cattle imports from US, EU
Business
August 22, 2010
Official: Government to allow cattle imports from US, EU
The Ministry of Agriculture has for the first time approved the importation of male cattle from the United States and…
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Business
August 20, 2010
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Milan--World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and…
Man killed in Naga Hammadi bread line
Business
August 16, 2010
Man killed in Naga Hammadi bread line
A young man was killed on Sunday in a fight over a loaf of bread in front of a bakery…
Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Egypt
August 15, 2010
Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Various Egyptian cities witnessed demonstrations and vigils on Sunday in protest
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
Business
August 10, 2010
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Egypt
August 9, 2010
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Members of the People's Free Front (PFF), Kefaya and 6 April opposition movements staged protests against rising retail food prices