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Special from Israel: Cottage cheese price hikes spur nationwide clamor
World
June 28, 2011
Special from Israel: Cottage cheese price hikes spur nationwide clamor
Jaffa - Diplomatic isolation isn't dominating the news agenda in Israel these days. Neither is the lack of any peace…
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
For the first time in its modern legal history and after various failed attempts, Egypt might see its first freedom…
Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank funds
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank funds
Egypt will not borrow from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund after revising its budget and cutting the…
World Bank, IMF offers to Egypt spur debt fears
Business
June 22, 2011
World Bank, IMF offers to Egypt spur debt fears
If Egypt accepts the US$20 billion potentially on offer from international sources, it will be setting itself for up for…
Egypt declines World Bank loan as incompatible with national interest
Egypt
June 20, 2011
Egypt declines World Bank loan as incompatible with national interest
The government has declined a loan from the World Bank because it found the terms of the loan incompatible with…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Opinion
May 31, 2011
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…
Bankers: Foreign financial aid to Egypt will be of little help
Business
May 25, 2011
Bankers: Foreign financial aid to Egypt will be of little help
Bankers and economic experts said on Wednesday that international financial assistance provided by the United States, Saudi Arabia and the…
US$3 bln in IMF loans to Egypt
Business
May 25, 2011
US$3 bln in IMF loans to Egypt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will announce a US$3 billion loan to support the Egyptian economy in a few days,…
Finance Minister: Egypt near deal with World Bank
Business
May 16, 2011
Finance Minister: Egypt near deal with World Bank
Egypt's finance minister says his country is nearing a deal to borrow $2.2 billion from the World Bank. Samir Radwan…
Campaign calls for canceling Egypt’s debts amid credit rating downgrade
Business
March 31, 2011
Campaign calls for canceling Egypt’s debts amid credit rating downgrade
In an effort to ease its US$35 billion debt load, Egypt is hoping to change loan conditions and salvage the…