Egypt >> 8/2/2016 - Finance Minister Amr Al Garhy said the IMF did not call for introducing any taxation amendments or laying off two million state civil servants from the state machinery. Garhy said the IMF ... |
United Arab Emirates >> 8/2/2016 - A recently-released Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry special report has revealed that the UAE is becoming increasingly competitive in Saudi Arabia’s import market, as the Kingdom constitutes th... |
United Arab Emirates >> 8/2/2016 - The UAE has maintained its position as a top investment destination for citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, with 1,899 new licenses granted to GCC citizens to practice economic activities ... |
United Arab Emirates >> 8/2/2016 - According to data released by the Agency of Energy and Natural Resource in Tokyo, Japan imported 24.7 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates in June, 2016, accounting for 26.4% of ... |
Turkey >> 8/2/2016 - The foiled coup attempt seeking to unseat the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the Turkish economy 300 billion lira ($100 billion/90 billion euro), the trade minister was quoted a... |
Kuwait >> 8/2/2016 - Small and medium enterprises constitute some of the main pillars for economies -- namely that of the State Kuwait -- at the global level, said the Minister of Information. The Ministry of Inf... |
Egypt >> 8/2/2016 - The Egyptian government will target state-owned firms in the banking, petroleum and electricity sectors for the first wave of its privatization program, selecting several companies for initial public ... |
Iran >> 8/2/2016 - Iran's Kian Petrochemical Company and German chemical giant Linde Group have signed a contract for cooperation in the petrochemical industry. Linde desires to cooperate with Iran in the frame... |
Turkey >> 8/2/2016 - Pakistan and Turkey agreed to transform their warm relationship into a durable strategic and economic partnership during a delegation level talk headed by visiting Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cav... |
Egypt >> 8/3/2016 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed the importance of upgrading the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), which he called a vital facility of international trade movement. Sisi, at a meeting... |
Egypt >> 8/3/2016 - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting with the chief executive of Siemens to discuss energy projects and plans to manufacture rail tractors. The meeting was attended by the ministers... |
Egypt >> 8/3/2016 - Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr signed a grant agreement with the director of the French Development Agency (FDA) bureau in Cairo. The one-million-euro grant will be chann... |
Egypt >> 8/3/2016 - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said his government works to provide funding for development projects of dangerous slums home to 850,000 people. During a visit to the Housing Minister, the pre... |
Egypt >> 8/3/2016 - The Egyptian government will introduce amendments to the residency law allowing foreign investors to get a five-year residency permit after making a foreign currency deposit, Cabinet spokesman Hossam ... |
Kuwait >> 8/3/2016 - National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim stressed that the Cabinet's decision to start rationalizing fuel subsidies is an indication that it is adamant to take on full responsibility to face the cu... |
Egypt >> 8/3/2016 - The Egyptian government signed a deal with the World Bank for US$500 million in funding for an economic development program in Upper Egypt. The program will be applied in the most needy so... |
Egypt >> 8/4/2016 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi conferred with Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali. During the meeting, Sisi stressed the importance that economic reforms would take into account the socia... |
United Arab Emirates >> 8/4/2016 - The UAE Ministry of Economy recently met with several Free Zones at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi to strengthen strategic partnerships and mutual cooperation. The participants exchanged views... |
Egypt >> 8/4/2016 - Egypt's cabinet has approved plans for an international bond issuance of between $3 billion and $5 billion, a finance ministry official said The official said Egypt would initially target $... |
Egypt >> 8/4/2016 - Egyptian Finance Minister Amr El-Garhy expects parliament to pass a long-awaited law to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) by the end of August or early September. Egypt, which is in talks wit... |