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Egypt and IMF end talks without agreement

Finance Minister Al-Morsi Hegazy will travel to Washington to resume negations over…

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CAPMAS: Unemployment rate jumps to 12.7% in 2012

Rate has increased by 3.7 percentage points since 2010

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Budget deficit reaches EGP 197.5bn

Current deficit now amounts to 9.5% of GDP

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IMF delegation meets with Al-Wafd Party

Party suggests delaying economic reform programme for one year, tells IMF they…

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Egypt relies on domestic wheat harvest for coming six weeks

Head of Farmers Syndicate calls decision to cut wheat imports ‘crazy’

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CAPMAS: cotton exports down by 40.6% in Sept-Nov 2012

Attributes decline to rise in global cotton prices

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Ministry of Finance meets US Deputy Trade Minister for International Trade Affairs

The American delegation showed interest in participation in Public-Private Partnership projects

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Slum Development Fund seeks to fund projects in Minya and Ramlet Bulaq at an estimated cost of EGP 126m

The governorate will be required to provide the remaining EGP 84.646m to…

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Cairo Chamber of Commerce: We oppose the IMF loan if it will make the poor poorer

CCC also urges government to reverse decision on customs duties hike and…

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