investment
28 killed in hotel fire in Iraq’s Kurdish region
World
July 17, 2010
28 killed in hotel fire in Iraq’s Kurdish region
Baghdad--A fierce blaze at a hotel without fire escapes sent some desperate guests plunging to their deaths in a northern…
Sinai tunnel study completed
Business
July 11, 2010
Sinai tunnel study completed
Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohie Eddin has announced the completion of a technical study examining the possible construction of a tunnel…
Shalateen sees host of infrastructure projects
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Shalateen sees host of infrastructure projects
Ali Shawkat, mayor of the southern city of Shalateen on Egypt's Red Sea coast, said more infrastructure projects were underway…
US agency invests $455 million in Middle East
Business
July 2, 2010
US agency invests $455 million in Middle East
A US trade promotion agency will invest up to $455 million in five private equity funds in the Middle East…
Ministry to establish 3 new trade zones
Business
June 27, 2010
Ministry to establish 3 new trade zones
The Trade Ministry on Sunday signed contracts for the construction of three new trade zones in Mansoura, Beheira and Luxor,…
Q&A: Investment Minister talks privatization, protests
Business
June 21, 2010
Q&A: Investment Minister talks privatization, protests
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Egypt’s first-ever investment minister, appears to know how to take a joke--and a bit of criticism. Visitors to…
Euro-Mediterranean alliance results in 931 investment agreements
Business
April 24, 2010
Euro-Mediterranean alliance results in 931 investment agreements
The Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid emphasized that there are several elements that will ensure the success…
CBE: FDI, remittances, exports fall in second quarter
Business
April 13, 2010
CBE: FDI, remittances, exports fall in second quarter
Foreign investment in Egypt fell by US$806 million in the second quarter of the current financial year, dropping to US$894…
Investment minister: No return to nationalization
Business
March 17, 2010
Investment minister: No return to nationalization
Alexandria--At a conference devoted to investment opportunities in Egypt's Nile Delta on Tuesday, Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohie Eddin strongly objected…