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Stable outlook for Levant, North Africa in 2019, although slowing reforms point to downside risks: Moody’s
The 2019 stable outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in the Levant and North Africa region reflects support from modest domestic growth and some expected further progress on fiscal consolidation, set against the slowing pace of structural and fiscal reforms in most countries, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report on Tuesday. The report titled, “Sovereigns – …
Middle East needs military coalition to defend itself against common threats: Pompeo
Preparation for Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements underway
Will 2019 witness global slowdown? Or collapse?
One, two federal reserve rate hikes in 2019, expects UBS chairperson
Future of Peace, Reconciliation in Multi-polar world
Davos- In recent years, a certain question has been on the rise, “Is the world becoming less violent?” despite the fact that statistically the world has become less ‘deadly’, conflict and disorder are on the rise, with massive bloodshed in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. What is common in today’s armed conflicts, is the fact that they …
Davos: the so-called 1 percent annual meeting
Davos- What is Davos? It is the annual Mecca for thousands of top businesses, political and non-profit leaders, who attend the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) conference that takes place in Switzerland. Under a valiant mission of “improving the state of the world”, the global elite hold a four-day meeting in the ski resort town of …
MIIC’s 4-year strategy focuses on more structure reforms for investment ‘climate’ improvements
Nasr participates in meeting for supervising economic progress at WEF meetings
Egypt to showcase economic reform experience in WEF 2019: Moeit
Finance Ministry to offer international bonds in 1Q19, while Samurai, Panda bonds still under consideration
Five MB militants killed in shootout with police: Interior Ministry
Army says 59 militants killed in recent operations
Shoukry, Lavrov discuss bilateral relations, regional updates
Egyptian minister received on Tuesday Secretary-General of IFRC
Egypt paid $1.36bn of international bond balances in December 2018
Ministry of Finance reduced volume of outstanding balances of international bonds to $19.21bn end-2018
For first time, Al-Sisi inaugurates 50th Cairo International Book Fair
Cultural events reflect Egypt’s intent to support publishing industry as soft power fighting extremism, says culture minister
Changing narrative on Egyptian tourism in WEF 2019: Minister of Tourism
2018 was strongest year for Egyptian tourism
2018 saw rents, sale prices improve across Cairo: JLL
The residential sector has performed strongly throughout 2018. The strong performance of the off-plan sector has however negatively impacted the secondary market, as buyers are preferring to hold off and wait to purchase off-plan units completed in 2019, according to JLL’s A year in Review 2018 report. The report noted that the strongest performing sector of the sales …
Investment portfolio of insurance companies in Egypt rose to EGP 99.3bn in last FY: FRA
FRA’s has several projects, such as insurance on students, in addition to insuring governmental buildings
117 migrants believed to have drowned in Mediterranean
Latest shipwrecks put death toll in January on at 200
Russian, UN assert importance of Syria’s constitutional committee
Committee to include representatives from Syrian government, opposition, as well as civil society members
Al-Bashir visits Qatar in first foreign visit since demonstrations erupted
Qatar one of countries expressed support for Al-Bashir since beginning of demonstrations
Germany bans landing of Iranian airline on its territory
US welcomes Germany’s decision to deny landing rights to Iran’s Mahan Air
Egypt’s economy to sustain growth at 5.2% in 2019: UN Report
External demand drove 2018’s economic growth, says report
Publishing industry still suffering with hopes for recovery in 2019: head of EPA
EGP 3bn is the volume of the publishing industry in the Egyptian market
Industry still suffering, government must take serious action: head of APA
Unlike the positive outlook for 2019 as a more stable year for the publishing industry in Egypt, there are other options.
“2019 better for paper sales”: head of printing, packaging, paper division
Undoubtedly, the floatation of the Egyptian pound severely impacted the publishing industry in Egypt. However, the more stable economic conditions became, the further hopes increased for an improved situation for such an important industry. The General Manager of the Printing, Packaging, and Paper Division in the Federation of Egyptian Industries, Mahmoud Hasanain, supplied Daily News …
Book fairs necessary to nourish publishing industry, Egypt still suffering: IPA
Digitisation new opportunity to break down restrictions, such as affordability, borders, censorship
Book exports deprived of financial subsidies: head of ECBA
One of the biggest challenges that the publishing industry in Egypt is facing is the lack of government subsidies to finance such an important industry, impeding from reducing the burdens it is facing. Unfortunately, even Egypt’s publication exports—book exports in particular—also do not receive any type of support, especially financial subsidies, according to Ahmed Helal, …
AFC Asian Cup: Bahrain plays South Korea, Arab clash in round of 16
An Arab epic between Iraqi, Qatari teams
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Fruitful outcomes recorded during society dialogues on amending NGOs Law
Articles on establishment, exemptions, granting exceptional privileges, punishments topped discussions
Disabled await activation of Article 31 to reduce prices of imported cars
Will state subsidise disabled peoples’ cars?
Mercedes-Benz will start assembling its cars in Egypt soon
2019 will be year of achievements, representing new breakthroughs in Egyptian automotive sector
Six Old Period tombs found in Aswan
Burial chambers’ belongings robbed, found relics pertain to late period