Year: 2016

Large portion of dollars in banks since Monday come from customers switching saving schemes to Egyptian pounds: prominent banker

High expectations that foreign currency deposits will decrease while Egyptian pound deposits…

Hossam Mounir

Al-Sisi expected to decide fate of 83 prisoners recommend for pardon within 48 hours

The president has extended the work of the Detained Youth Committee until…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Al-Sisi avows protection of low-income citizens as economic reform programme makes headway

The president met with ministers and key figures following the IMF’s approval…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Parliament refers MP Anwar Al-Sadat to investigations for allegedly leaking NGOs law

The accusation was leveled against him through a memorandum by the minister of social solidarity 

Daily News Egypt

US dollar exchange rate movement since flotation of the Egyptian pound until 13 November

  Date Buy Sell 13/11/2016 15.5697 16.3122 10/11/2016 16.4224 17.0738 09/11/2016 17.0422…

Daily News Egypt

Government’s crowding out of private sector in banking funding hampers SME growth: Sahar Nasr

SMEs suffer from a lack of funding as well as strategic support,…

Mohamed Ayyad

EGAS reassess gas projects to be added to national grid production until end of 2017

Possibility of providing Egypt’s needs of fuel without renting a third gasification under…

Mohamed Adel

Egypt, Turkey accuse each other of crackdown on dissent, both deemed predators of freedom

Erdogan has explicitly disclosed his opposing stance towards the current Egyptian regime,…

Toqa Ezzidin

US dollar price falls even further at CBE, banks while EGX profits EGP 9.3bn

The price of the US dollar dropped below EGP 16, with expectations…

Hossam Mounir

Army kills 14 militants during North Sinai operation

Militants exchanged fire with army and police forces in the cities of…

Taha Sakr