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Public debt inflates by EGP 1tr to reach EGP 2.8tr during Al-Sisi’s presidency

Acute shortage of resources would push debt to record further increases in…

El Husseiny Hassan El Husseiny Hassan

Banking sector provides $33.7bn to cover needs of state, importers in 7 months: CBE’s Governor

Amer demonstrates with Al-Sisi the CBE’s efforts to support foreign exchange reserves…

Hossam Mounir Hossam Mounir

Tourism awaiting recovery after a two-year decline

Tourism revenue declined from $7.3bn in 2014 to $6.1bn in 2015 after…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Egypt’s trade deficit declined by 22% in February: CAPMAS

Egypt’s trade deficit declined by about 22% in February 2016 compared to…

Mohamed Ayyad Mohamed Ayyad

9.1% increase in average weekly wages for workers in 2015: CAPMAS

Average weekly wage for male employees in public sector is EGP 1,042…

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New wells tested by Eni in the Noras field: chief exploration officer

Data from west of Abo Madi revealed that there may be a…

Mohamed Adel Mohamed Adel

Egyptian imports decline by 27% in January and February

Egypt's recorded US$1.891bn in non-oil exports, an increase of 4%

Shaimaa Al-Aees Shaimaa Al-Aees

Saudi officials meet with Saudi, Egyptian businessmen

A Saudi-Egyptian forum to take place on Saturday

Sara Aggour Sara Aggour

Balance of Payments overall deficit rose to $ 3.4bn during six month of FY 2015/2016

Net inflows of foreign direct investment in Egypt rose from $ 2.6bn…

Shaimaa Al-Aees Shaimaa Al-Aees

Moody’s praises CBE pound devaluation

Flexible exchange rate can offset some major challenges, Moody’s says

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