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Minister of Telecommunications: Automatic Vehicle Location will improve security

Minister Atef Helmy reviewed plans to implement an Automatic Vehicle Location system…

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Actis invests $102m to acquire 30% of Egypt’s Edita Food Industries

Global firm expresses optimism towards snack food market, citing young and growing…

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Subsidies budget cut by 11.7% year on year in 3Q 2012/2013: minister of planning

Subsidies for petroleum products totaled 62% of all subsidies for the third…

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Finance minister proposes raising energy subsidies for 2013/2014 budget

Once the card owner depletes their allotment of the subsidized fuel, they…

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Supply minister announces 15% cut in foodstuff prices during Ramadan

Attempt at price controls comes in the face of already high inflation…

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NBE approves $1bn loan to Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation

EGPC has to obtain a guarantee from the Ministry of Finance.

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Egypt’s shift to large fuel suppliers “normal”, experts say

Egypt forced to change fuel suppliers as debt compiles

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Egypt negotiating $500m loan with Saudi Arabia

Darrag told Reuters that, “the loan will come as part of a…

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Wind power to run cement plants

A contract with Italgen will create a wind energy park which will…

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Investment minister: Problems faced by Arab investors in Egypt ‘end Sunday’

Yehia Hamed sits down with Saudi investors to discuss resolution of longstanding…

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