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Q&A: Investment Minister talks privatization, protests
Business

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…
Minister: Privatized firms’ debts to be settled next month
Business

Minister: Privatized firms’ debts to be settled next month

Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohi Eddin told parliament on Sunday that all debts owed by privatized companies would be paid back…
Saudi investor gets jail time for violating workers’ rights
Egypt

Saudi investor gets jail time for violating workers’ rights

An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a Saudi Arabian investor to two years in prison after he was found guilty…
Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil firms
World

Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil firms

Quito--Ecuador will move to take over the operations of foreign oil companies in the country unless they sign new contracts…
Thursday’s papers: Privatizations collapsing
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Privatizations collapsing

Several recently privatized companies are collapsing, says Al-Ahram's lead story today. According to the paper, the Ministry of Manpower and…
Egyptian workers rally for national minimum wage
Egypt

Egyptian workers rally for national minimum wage

 A coalition of labor groups and NGOs will be demonstrating tomorrow 11 AM in downtown Cairo, calling for raising the…
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Amonsito workers’ children stage protests
Egypt

Amonsito workers’ children stage protests

The children of the Amonsito Company striking textile workers staged a protest on Monday before the Egyptian parliament building in…
MPs lash out at govt privatization policies
Egypt

MPs lash out at govt privatization policies

During Monday's parliamentary session, MPs blasted the government-backed privatization process, which they blamed for the forced dismissal of thousands of…
Egyptian workers protest privatization
Egypt

Egyptian workers protest privatization

Protesting workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company ended a 15-day sit-in this week after reaching a compromise with…
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