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Iraq Plans To Sell Oil Through Iran If Talks With Kurds Fail
Iraq >> 8/28/2016 - Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement fail, a senior oil ministry official in Baghdad told Reu...
Essam Fayed reinstates zero ergot policy in wheat
Essam Fayed reinstates zero ergot policy in wheat Egypt >> 8/28/2016 - Egypt will no longer permit wheat shipments with even trace levels of ergot, and will apply the decision retroactively, the agriculture minister said.

The decision reverses an earlier decree ...
48 ships transit Suez Canal
48 ships transit Suez Canal Egypt >> 8/28/2016 - Forty-eight ships transited the Suez Canal , with a total cargo of about 2.8 million tons.

The south-bound convoy included 28 vessels carrying 1.6 million tons, while the north-bound convo...
GAFI CEO: Mitsubishi interested in iron, steel industries in Egypt
Egypt >> 8/28/2016 - Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the Egyptian General Authority For Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Mohamed Khodair said Mitsubishi Corporation has shown interest in a number of industries in Egypt, e...
Egypt, Jordan approve agreement on easing passenger movements
Egypt >> 8/28/2016 - Transport Minister Galal Said and his Jordanian counterpart Yahya Kisbi approved the final results of a joint meeting that aimed to enhance cooperation in the fields of easing the movement of passenge...
Egypt signs MoU on Cooperation with Japan
Egypt signs MoU on Cooperation with Japan Egypt >> 8/28/2016 - The Egyptian delegation to the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), held in Nairobi, signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation between the Egyptian General A...
Saudi Telecom, Lebara KSA in Egypt to discuss 4G licence
Egypt >> 8/29/2016 - Representatives from Saudi Telecom and Lebara KSA are in Egypt this week to discuss the possibility of obtaining a fourth-generation mobile phone licence, an official from Egypt's telecommunications m...
Dubai SME Sees Major Rise In Demand For Entrepreneurial Development Programmes
United Arab Emirates >> 8/29/2016 - The Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy, DEA, the educational arm of Dubai SME, has seen a 57 percent increase in the enrolment of trainees in its various programmes during the first half, H1, of 2016, com...
UAE: Ministry Of Economy To Launch Tourism Leadership Programme In October 2016
United Arab Emirates >> 8/29/2016 - The Ministry of Economy will hold its ‘Tourism Leadership Programme’ from October 30 to November 3, 2016, in collaboration with the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Themis Foundation.

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Sisi Reviews Investment Reform
Sisi Reviews Investment Reform Egypt >> 8/29/2016 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received Investment Minister Dalia Khurshid.

Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said that the meeting dealt with the formation of the Supreme Council for Inv...
Egypt's Tourism drops by 41.9 pct
Egypt's Tourism drops by 41.9 pct Egypt >> 8/29/2016 - Egypt suffered a 41.9 per cent drop in the number of incoming tourists in July compared to a year earlier, the state-run statistics agency said in a statement.

A total of 529,200 tourists vis...
Egypt: Parliament Approves VAT Bill At 13 Percent Tax Rate
Egypt: Parliament Approves VAT Bill At 13 Percent Tax Rate Egypt >> 8/29/2016 - Egypt's House of Representatives gave its initial approval for a bill to introduce Value-Added Tax (VAT) during preliminary discussions in parliament on Sunday, with a number of sources claiming the a...
IMF welcomes Egypt's VAT law
IMF welcomes Egypt's VAT law Egypt >> 8/30/2016 - The International Monetary Fund has welcomed a law on value-added tax passed by Egypt's House of Representatives as a historic achievement.

Chief of the IMF mission to Egypt Christopher Jarvi...
Sisi Urges Further Control On Prices, Effective Role Of Consumer Protection Bodies
Sisi Urges Further Control On Prices, Effective Role Of Consumer Protection Bodies Egypt >> 8/30/2016 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted the need to protect low-income brackets and needy people from the effects of economic reforms, calling for intensifying control on prices and a much more effect...
Sisi Follows Up Progress In Project To Reclaim 1.5 Feddans
Egypt >> 8/30/2016 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi followed up the progress in a project to reclaim and develop 1.5 million feddans.

This came during the president’s meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, ...
Saudi Arabia Signs Initial Deals With China On Prince's Visit
Saudi Arabia Signs Initial Deals With China On Prince's Visit Saudi Arabia >> 8/30/2016 - Saudi Arabia signed 15 preliminary agreements with China in sectors from energy to housing on a trip headed by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed at bolstering relations with a top energy c...
Egypt, Japan Discuss Cooperation In Developing Heavy Industries
Egypt >> 8/30/2016 - Minister of Public Sector Affairs Ashraf el Sharkawy met president of Mitsubishi and its board members to discuss means of mutual cooperation in the field of upgrading public sector heavy industries.<...
Yasser El-Qady, Saudi Communication Company Team Discuss Investment Opportunities
Egypt >> 8/30/2016 - Communications and IT Minister Yasser el Qady held a meeting with a high-ranking delegation from the Saudi Servtech company on investment opportunities in the communications domain.

In a st...
Telecom Egypt Acquires 4G Mobile License
Telecom Egypt Acquires 4G Mobile License Egypt >> 8/31/2016 - Telecom Egypt, the state-owned landline monopoly, said it acquired the country's first 4G mobile license at a cost of 7.08 billion Egyptian pounds ($797 million) paving the way for it to become the fo...
Egypt's GASC Seeks Zero Ergot Content In Wheat Tender
Egypt's GASC Seeks Zero Ergot Content In Wheat Tender Egypt >> 8/31/2016 - The latest international tender for the purchase of wheat by Egypt's state grain buyer GASC includes a requirement that the wheat is completely free of ergot fungus, a document seen by Reuters shows.<...

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