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  • Establishing unified Arab bank requires strenuous efforts, says UAB head

    Establishing unified Arab bank requires strenuous efforts, says UAB head

    Date: 2015-04-28 17:08:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:2477713

    Establishing a unified Arab bank requires exerting strenuous efforts, Chairman of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) Mohamed Barakat said on Tuesday. In statements to MENA, Barakat noted that there are plans to establish an Arab trade zone, citing ....

  • Ambassador: British investors impressed by success of Sharm economic conference

    Ambassador: British investors impressed by success of Sharm economic conference

    Date: 2015-04-28 16:41:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2475905

    Egyptian Ambassador here Nasser Kamel on Tuesday said that British investors who took part in last month's economic conference in Sharm el Sheikh were impressed by the success of the event. In statements to MENA, he added that the conference has ....

  • Min. directs researchers to develop strategy for million acres reclamation

    Min. directs researchers to develop strategy for million acres reclamation

    Date: 2015-04-28 15:17:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:2476761

    Minister of Agriculture Salah Hilal assigned a group of researchers at the Agricultural Research Center to develop an integrated strategy for the reclamation of one million acres. During a meeting with the center's board of directors, the ....

  • EGX loses EGP 7.9bn

    EGX loses EGP 7.9bn

    Date: 2015-04-28 14:11:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:2476073

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down on Tuesday on the back of intensive share sales by Egyptian investors and local investment funds as the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) crisis persists. The market capital lost about 7.9 billion pounds to ....

  • EFSA chairman says Egypt seeking to lure more companies to be listed on EGX

    EFSA chairman says Egypt seeking to lure more companies to be listed on EGX

    Date: 2015-04-28 12:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:23 - ID:2474761

    Economy wise, Egypt's top challenge is to lure more A1 companies to be listed on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), says Sherif Samy, the chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA). This will help enrich the capital market and ....

  • 48 vessels transit Suez Canal

    48 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-04-28 12:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:2474581

    Forty-eighty ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.896 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 vessels carrying 1.399 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 20 ships carrying 1.497 tons. ....

  • Egypt's foreign cash reserves expected to hit dlrs 20bn over Gulf deposits- CBE

    Egypt's foreign cash reserves expected to hit dlrs 20bn over Gulf deposits- CBE

    Date: 2015-04-27 12:16:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:41 - ID:2466249

    The Central Bank of Egypt expected that the country's foreign cash reserves would reach more than 20 billion dollars in April. The increase is prompted by Gulf deposits that now hit six billion dollars, CBE Governor Hisham Ramez told MENA on the ....

  • Govt reform measures restore confidence to economy – UAB chief

    Govt reform measures restore confidence to economy – UAB chief

    Date: 2015-04-27 12:15:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:2466229

    Confidence is being restored to the Egyptian economy thanks to a series of economic reform measures taken by the government that led to upgrading its credit ratings by international financial institutions, Chairman of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) ....

  • 48 vessels transit Suez Canal

    48 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-04-27 11:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:2465561

    Forty-eighty ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.280 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 vessels carrying 1.200 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 24 ships carrying 1.80 tons. ....

  • Minister warns citizens against buying goods from street vendors

    Minister warns citizens against buying goods from street vendors

    Date: 2015-04-27 09:42:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:2464621

    Supply Minister Khaled Henfi warned on Monday citizens against buying foodstuffs or any other goods from street vendors, saying they are all expired and of unknown origin. These products do not conform to the necessary specifications and harm ....

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