Egypt's economic policies will soon gear more toward African markets and Nile Basin countries, experts said.
“The prime minister said the government is inclined to form a free trade zone with Africa,” said Ministry of Trade and Industry (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Finance is considering integrating special government funds into the state budget to secure extra financial resources and subject the funds to further controls.
The ministry has no control over the special funds, even though they (...)
“Participation in the new health insurance program will be mandatory for all citizens,” Deputy Finance Minister Mohamed Moeit declared at the First Regional Medical Insurance and Health Care Forum on Sunday.
“The ministry will soon present the terms (...)
A statement issued Saturday by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) admitted that recent hikes in meat and poultry prices, 25 percent and 40 percent respectively, exceed international standard increases. The statement is the first government concession (...)
Syria has officially submitted a request to Egypt to increase its quota of natural gas supplied via the Arab Gas Pipeline in order to satisfy its energy needs over the coming period, according to Saeed Abdallah, ُEgyptian Deputy Minister of (...)
Exporters say that an ongoing dispute between the Egyptian government and Dubai World, the company which runs the port of Ain Sokhna, has resulted in a halt on cargo exports for more than a month, with freight piling up at the seaport and exporters (...)
Custom authorities started enforcing yesterday a decision by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to exempt crude and refined sugar from custom duties. The exemption will be applied to imports starting from 13 December and ending in late June 2010.
Adly Abdel (...)