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Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Egypt, EU sign 2 agreements worth €135m to provide jobs, battle illegal immigration
Egypt
October 18, 2018
Egypt, EU sign 2 agreements worth €135m to provide jobs, battle illegal immigration
Egypt signed on Thursday two agreements with the European Union amounting to a total of €135 million, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm.…
Egypt unemployment rate drops to 11.3%, official says
Egypt
September 28, 2018
Egypt unemployment rate drops to 11.3%, official says
Egypt’s unemployment rate has fallen an unprecedented 11.3 percent in 2017/2018, and is expected to further drop to 8.4…
Unemployment rate fell to 10.6% in Q1 2018: CAPMAS
Egypt
May 15, 2018
Unemployment rate fell to 10.6% in Q1 2018: CAPMAS
Egypt’s unemployment rate fell to 10.6 percent in the first quarter of 2018, compared to 12 percent in the first…
Egypt’s public debts rise fivefold over past five years
Economy
May 8, 2018
Egypt’s public debts rise fivefold over past five years
Minister of Finance Amr al-Garhi stated on Sunday that the Egyptian government is working on a medium-term plan to cut…
Egypt to receive $2 bn from IMF after 3rd review in May: minister
Economy
April 19, 2018
Egypt to receive $2 bn from IMF after 3rd review in May: minister
Egypt’s Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy said on Wednesday that the review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) third installment to…
14 percent of Egyptian families depend on female breadwinners: CAPMAS
Egypt
March 11, 2018
14 percent of Egyptian families depend on female breadwinners: CAPMAS
About 3.3 million Egyptian families are financially supported by women as the main breadwinner representing 14 percent of the total…
Egypt unveils ‘Sheikh Zayed Youth Street’ food court project
Life & Style
February 19, 2018
Egypt unveils ‘Sheikh Zayed Youth Street’ food court project
In further attempts to develop Egypt’s new cities and support its struggling youth, the country’s Housing Ministry revealed its plans…
Fitch Ratings raises Egypt’s financial outlook to ‘positive’
Business
January 17, 2018
Fitch Ratings raises Egypt’s financial outlook to ‘positive’
Fitch Ratings Inc., one of the three biggest credit rating agencies in the world, raised Egypt’s long-term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default…
Arab youth: Optimistic despite turmoil
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Arab youth: Optimistic despite turmoil
A study by Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Foundation shows that young people from Arabic-speaking countries have an optimistic outlook on life,…