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8/9/2016 - Egypt will increase electricity prices by up to 40 percent for households as part of its plan to repair its finances by eliminating power subsidies entirely over the next few years, the government sai... |
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8/9/2016 - Forty-four ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday with a total cargo of 2.6 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 vessels carrying 1.3 million tons, while the north-bound conv... |
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8/9/2016 - Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Qabil embarks on a lightning visit to Jordan where he will meet with Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al Mulqi and Deputy Premier and Minister of Trade Gawad al Anani... |
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8/9/2016 - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail highlighted the importance of depending on local industrial components as part of efforts to decrease dependence on imports. This came during Ismail's meeting ... |
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8/9/2016 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi highlighted the importance of improving the infrastructure of the telecommunications and information technology sector, especially in Upper Egyptian Governorates. |
| 8/9/2016 - The number of tourists coming to Egypt dropped by 50 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year, the head of Egypt's Tourism Authority Samy Mahmoud said. Only thr... |
| 8/10/2016 - Chairperson of the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) Mona el Garf and Representative of COMESA Competition Commission George Lipimile signed a framework agreement to enhance cooperation as regards ... |
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8/10/2016 - Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Essam Fayed headed an Egyptian delegation in a trip to Europe during which he would visit Hungary, Netherlands and Spain. In a statement, Egypt... |
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8/11/2016 - Egypt's government approved a draft bill that would settle tax disputes, the cabinet said in a statement, a move aimed at restoring confidence with investors amidst ongoing talks with the Internationa... |
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8/11/2016 - Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have reached an initial financing accord, but it still needs to be approved by the fund's executive board, which is expected to consider the request in the co... |
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8/11/2016 - The Egyptian Cabinet approved new measures to facilitate benefiting from the social housing project with the aim of meeting the needs of different classes of citizens. The measures include ... |
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8/12/2016 - Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed, currently visiting Amsterdam, went on an inspection tour of international greenhouse companies.
Fayed visited a number of international companies manufacturing green... |
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8/12/2016 - Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr received a delegation of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) led by Mohamed El-Saaty, the Adviser to Bank Vice President. They discussed scopes of futur... |
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8/12/2016 - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail underlined the government's keenness on providing energy depending on all its sources to meet the needs of economic development. Traditional, new and renewable en... |
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8/13/2016 - Cypriot Ambassador in Cairo Charis Moritsis said that his country appreciates efforts of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi with the aim of attracting investments to Egypt. Moritsis stressed impo... |
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8/14/2016 - Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker selected 136 companies to produce 4,300 megawatts from solar and wind sources. The move came during his meeting with investors in renewable energy sector ... |
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8/14/2016 - Industry and Trade Minister Tarek Qabil asserted that the ministry is giving much attention to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through setting up strategies for upgrading the SMEs sector. |
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8/14/2016 - Egypt, Jordan and Iraq have agreed on opening new markets for the joint venture of Arab Bridge Maritime in the field of land transport. Addressing a press conference, Transport Minister Gala... |
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8/14/2016 - Thirty-thousand drivers are now using Uber in Cairo as a source of income, making the Egyptian capital the fastest growing city in the region for the car-hailing application since its launch in late 2... |
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8/14/2016 - PM Sherif Ismail held a meeting headed by engineer Sharif Ismail, chairman of the Council of Ministers, and the presence of the ministers of electricity, foreign affairs, military production, internat... |
