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  • Finance minister delegates Mohamed el-Salhawy as chief of customs authority

    Finance minister delegates Mohamed el-Salhawy as chief of customs authority

    Date: 2013-11-17 16:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:66 - ID:392399

    Finance Minister Ahmed Galal issued a decision to delegate head of Egyptian customs sector Mohamed el-Salhawy to take up the post of chief of the customs authority for a year or when a new official is appointed. The decision went into force as of ....

  • Bahaaeddin: Egypt's credit rating improving due to gov't efforts

    Bahaaeddin: Egypt's credit rating improving due to gov't efforts

    Date: 2013-11-17 16:26:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:63 - ID:392378

    Minister of International Cooperation Ziad Bahaaeddin has praised the improvement of Egypt's credit rating by the Standard and Poors, attributing this to the Egyptian government's success to provide hard currencies. He said in press statements ....

  • Transport Minister meets with Hungarian Ambassador in Cairo

    Transport Minister meets with Hungarian Ambassador in Cairo

    Date: 2013-11-17 14:58:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:392198

    Minister of Transportation Ibrahim el-Demery discussed on Sunday with Hungarian Ambassador in Cairo Peter Kveck ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in various transportation fields. The minister praised the fruitful cooperation ....

  • Tourism minister praises lifting ban, curfew

    Tourism minister praises lifting ban, curfew

    Date: 2013-11-17 14:55:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:54 - ID:392192

    Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou said Sunday the government's decision to lift the state of emergency and the curfew is considered a step in the right direction in terms of restoring tourism rates. In statements here, the minister expected the ....

  • Bourse gains EGP 2.1 billion, main index up 0.76 pct

    Bourse gains EGP 2.1 billion, main index up 0.76 pct

    Date: 2013-11-17 14:26:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:392102

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) made profits at the close of trade on Sunday, affected by investors' optimism after international credit rating agency Standard & Poor's raised its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings ....

  • Nile water level steady

    Nile water level steady

    Date: 2013-11-17 13:18:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:391917

    The Nile water level was steady on Sunday, registering yesterday's same reading of 176.09 meters. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 120 million cubic meters which is the same amount of water arriving freshly at Lake Nasser today, ....

  • Zazou reviews ministry's efforts to lift travel ban against Egypt

    Zazou reviews ministry's efforts to lift travel ban against Egypt

    Date: 2013-11-17 12:32:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:391786

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou reviewed the ministry's efforts to lift the travel ban imposed by some countries against Egypt. Addressing the national council for production and economic affairs, Zazou said he met with media delegations and ....

  • Sharp rise in demand on Egyptian workers abroad – IDSC report

    Sharp rise in demand on Egyptian workers abroad – IDSC report

    Date: 2013-11-17 12:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:391738

    A report by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) said demand on Egyptian workers abroad upped in September 2013 to stand at 492 points, marking a 193 point rise in comparison with August. Demand on Egyptian workers inside and ....

  • Abu Hadid to inaugurate

    Abu Hadid to inaugurate "Food Security" conference tomorrow

    Date: 2013-11-16 16:11:44 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:390429

    The Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Ayman Farid Abu Hadid will inaugurate tomorrow the "Food Security" conference held by the ministry on the sidelines of the World Food Day. The event will be organized in coordination with the Food ....

  • Egypt, EU discuss implementation of 20 million euro technical program

    Egypt, EU discuss implementation of 20 million euro technical program

    Date: 2013-11-16 15:33:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:390358

    Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said that he is coordinating with the European Union (EU) to start the implementation of the 20 million euro technical aid program, which is granted by the EU to Egypt. The program aims to ....

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