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BP will invest $12bn in Egypt over 5 years

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

BP is one of the largest investors in the Egyptian energy sector

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RTA sends real estate taxation notifications to factories: RTA Head

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Urgent solutions required for old rent unit issues, Tourism Minister discusses criteria for rent prices for hotel units

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Chinese investors show interest in infrastructure ahead of Al-Sisi’s visit

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Egyptian ministers propose projects to China, which Al-Sisi will negotiate during his visit

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Ministerial chamber to investigate embassy shutdowns: Tourism ministry official

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Ministry seeking assistance from foreign and interior ministries to solve issues regarding embassy shutdowns in Cairo

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EGAS to launch international tender to import 500m cubic feet of gas daily

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Second LNG vessel to be received in Port Said by next March

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Tourist spending increases 15.8% per night during second half of 2014

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Tourism ministry has launched programmes to attract visitors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan

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Urban inflation declines to 8.5% in November

  /  December 10, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Consumer price index (CPI) falls by 1.7%

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GIZ allocating $50m for green building and sustainable community projects: Wehenpohl

  /  December 9, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

German company launching 17 development projects in Egypt, including ones to develop informal areas in Cairo

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EU offers new trade agreement to Egypt and MENA countries

  /  December 9, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Technical committees for the partnership resume their work following a halt due to political unrest

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Big Data analytics in oil and gas: Converting the promise into value

  /  December 9, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

With these new tools and advanced analytic capabilities, oil and gas producers can capture more detailed data in real time at lower costs, which can help them improve oilfield and plant performance by 6% to 8%, according to research by Bain and Company.

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Talks underway with Cyprus to import gas through marine pipeline: Ismail

  /  December 9, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

In a press statement, Ismail said that a delegation from the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) was sent to Cyprus to conduct technical discussions on the subject.

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International oil price reduction to save cash for Egypt’s budget: Economy professor

  /  December 9, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Crude oil prices have slumped to lowest level in five years due to potential increased market supply

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Qalaa reduces losses by 67% to EGP 59.6m in Q3 2014

  /  December 9, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Investment company seeking shift to profitability in 2016, expects to reduce debt to $260m by year end, down from $300m last year

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Insurance sector assets currently valued at EGP 55bn: EFSA

  /  December 8, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

The insurance sector contributed EGP 48.5bn to the national economy during the current year

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Doubts raised over Kellogg’s bid for BiscoMisr shares

  /  December 8, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Kellogg’s EGP 940m bid for 51% of company awaiting response from Financial Supervisory Authority

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50 Italian companies to hold investment talks in Egypt in February: Italian ambassador

  /  December 8, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Embassy preparing logistics investment meeting in Alexandria during December with Italian and Egyptian transport and freight companies

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$1.1bn decrease in foreign reserves from October to November: CBE

  /  December 8, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Decline mainly due to the repayment of accrued deposits to Qatar, claims economist

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Government delivered only 57 units from its 1m residential-unit project: EIPR study

  /  December 8, 2014  /  Business  /  2 Comments

Allocation for the project in FY 2014/15 state budget amounts to EGP 9.5bn in total

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Kellogg’s offers EGP 945m for 51% of BiscoMisr

  /  December 7, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

US-based frim will develop the company and launch its products on international markets

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Technoment to begin construction of Aswan fertiliser factory by end of 2014

  /  December 7, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Italian firm will also partner with KIMA to upgrade facilities to work with natural gas

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New licences will not boost steel and cement production due to energy shortages: manufacturers

  /  December 7, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Energy supply does not match targeted output, claims steel and cement companies

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“Significant progress” made in solving NUBASEED dispute: Saudi investor

  /  December 7, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

Chairman of Saudi-Egyptian Businessmen Association says move will increase future Saudi investments in Egypt

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Kuwaiti fund loans Egypt $102m for power station

  /  December 7, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Another contract worth about $3m was signed with the fund to finance technical studies for development of Golden Triangle project

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Saudi Shaheen Group invests EGP 500m in Egypt

  /  December 7, 2014  /  Business  /  2 Comments

Group Chairman says these investments will be directed to agricultural and solar projects

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Banks to begin paying returns for Suez Canal certificates Sunday

  /  December 6, 2014  /  Business  /  2 Comments

The value of the first instalment is estimated to be approximately EGP 1.9m

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Egypt strengthens relations with India and Greece

  /  December 6, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

International cooperation minister looks to build on previous cooperation to increase economic and investment ties

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Japan still considering whether to participate in Egypt’s economic summit: Kagawa

  /  December 6, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Japanese private sector faces many problems in Egypt, notably accessing foreign currency, says Japanese ambassador

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Fuel oil supplies non compliant with specifications behind increased summer electricity

  /  December 6, 2014  /  Business  /  1 Comment

The source said that during the summer, fuel suppliers offered fuel at $600 per tonne, with sulphur rates higher than required in the bid.

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IDB allocates $220m for Egypt-Saudi electricity interconnection project

  /  December 6, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Islamic Development Bank announces $566m financing for projects in energy, roads, petrochemicals, water, education, and health

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Tourism sector asks banks to postpone debt repayment to end of 2015

  /  December 6, 2014  /  Business  /  No Comments

Banking system owed EGP 10bn from tourism sector, workers hope to postpone debt repayment to end of 2015

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