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Govt. aims to nurture Egyptian Agricultural Bank back to profitability
While most eyes last month were on the flotation of the currency and an increase in the prices of fuel, Egypt made…
Nokia dials back time to sell mobile phones again
Nokia-branded mobile phones are on sale, once again, and being marketed on the Finnish company's website. For now,…
Facebook fake news row: Mark Zuckerberg is a politician now
I’ve long suspected that Mark Zuckerberg, who often refers to himself as the “leader” of Facebook, has dreams of…
ADIB-Egypt, MasterCard grant free Gold bars to 47 winners
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-Egypt (ADIB) and MasterCard officials rewarded 47 lucky winners with gold bars during a…
IMF loan approval: what’s next for Egypt’s economic reform
Egypt successfully secured the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval for the three-year, $12bn loan…
A Dutch prison suffers shortage of prisoners
While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem.…
Sugar: one more problem for Egyptians
Since the end of September, Egypt has been facing a remarkable shortage in sugar, pushing the commodity’s price…
Egyptian-Saudi honeymoon is about to end
I, like many others, was surprised by the sudden decision taken by Saudi Aramco to stop supplying Egypt’s needs of…
Five reasons Merkel needs to rescue Deutsche Bank right now
Is Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel secretly working for a hedge fund on the side? That is the most charitable…
This is how Donald Trump’s presidency would affect the dollar, gold, and China
A narrowing of the polls. An elderly and tarnished opponent. A resilient populist, who, despite every known law of…