Planning Ministry
Unemployment rate fall to 11.9% in 2017: Planning Minister
Egypt
December 30, 2017
Unemployment rate fall to 11.9% in 2017: Planning Minister
Egypt’s unemployment rate was reduced to 11.9 percent between January and March 2017, compared to 12.6 percent in the same…
Egypt’s budget deficit rises by 16.8 pct yr/yr in first nine months
Business
September 5, 2016
Egypt’s budget deficit rises by 16.8 pct yr/yr in first nine months
Egypt's budget deficit rose by 16.8 percent to 254.9 billion Egyptian pounds ($28.71 billion) in the first nine months of…
Sisi to launch ‘Egypt Vision 2030’ on Wednesday
Egypt
February 24, 2016
Sisi to launch ‘Egypt Vision 2030’ on Wednesday
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will officially launch the Planning Ministry's new sustainable development program for Egypt titled "Egypt Vision 2030"…
Govt eyes residential expansion at 12% in 15 years
Egypt
October 14, 2015
Govt eyes residential expansion at 12% in 15 years
The government is hoping to expand the population area around residential areas throughout Egypt to 15 percent, up from a…
Planning Minister: Aid from Arab countries will spur economy
Egypt
July 19, 2013
Planning Minister: Aid from Arab countries will spur economy
Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby said the aid Egypt has received from Arab countries will allow the transitional government to operate…
Paper: Sales tax hikes on hold for two weeks
Business
December 26, 2012
Paper: Sales tax hikes on hold for two weeks
The government will not implement a series of planned tax increases until it completes a dialogue with different parts of…