Egypt raises high-usage electricity prices from April amid energy crisis
Egypt will increase electricity prices for some commercial and household consumption brackets starting in April due…
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Strategic wheat reserves enough to last until early April: Egypt’s Supply
Egypt's strategic wheat reserves are sufficient to last until the beginning of April, the country's Supply Minister…
INTERVIEW: Telecom Egypt to launch 4G mobile services next April
State-run landline monopoly, TelecomEgypt is seeking to start providing fourth-generation mobile services next…
Oil holds near April lows as oversupply drags
Oil prices came off early gains on Thursday and were close to April lows touched in the previous session as crude…
Tourist numbers slump 54 pct in April in Egypt
Egypt suffered a 54 percent drop in the number of incoming tourists in April compared to a year earlier, state…
BOJ’s new index shows modest pickup in Japan consumption
The Bank of Japan's new index showed on Tuesday that private consumption rose 0.8 percent in April from the…
German industry orders fall more than forecast in April
Weaker foreign demand drove a bigger-than-expected drop in German industrial orders in April, data showed on…
Egyptian non-petroleum exports hit $6.5bn in four months
Egyptian non-petroleum exports saw modest increase of 1.6 percent in January-April 2016 as they recorded US$6.5…
Japan weak retail sales bolsters tax hike delay plan
Japanese retail sales fell in April for the second consecutive month, bolstering the argument that a nationwide…
Nikkei rises amid prospect of tax hike delay, weaker yen
Japanese stocks rose in thin trade on Friday, amid the growing prospect that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would delay…
Slumping Japan exports, factory orders add to headaches for PM Abe, BOJ
Japan's exports fell sharply in April and manufacturing activity suffered the fastest contraction since Prime…
Strong U.S. retail sales, consumer sentiment data buoy economic outlook
U.S. retail sales in April recorded their biggest increase in a year as Americans stepped up purchases of…
China April inflation data sharpens debate on need for more easing
China's consumer inflation remained modest in April, while producer prices' four-year slump moderated as commodity…
China April exports, imports decline more than expected
China's exports and imports fell more than expected in April, underlining weak demand at home and abroad and…
With weak earnings in tow, focus turns to jobs data
Coming off a barrage of flimsy company earnings reports that included Apple's first revenue drop in 13 years,…
Crude oil prices take a breather after hitting 2016 highs
Crude futures pulled back from 2016 highs on Thursday as traders locked in profits after April's sharp rally, but…
U.S. plans third patrol near disputed South China Sea islands: source
The U.S. Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a…
Google April Fool Gmail button backfires
Google has removed an April Fool's Gmail button, which sent a comical animation to recipients, after reports of…
Egypt finishes tender for two LNG cargoes for April delivery- EGAS
Egypt has purchased two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for April delivery from two international companies,…
Tahya Masr social housing project includes 15,000 units for 60,000 slum residents
Tahya Masr (Long Live Egypt) Fund, initiated by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is to deliver the first and second…
China’s CSCEC to start works on Egypt’s new capital city next April
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) is set to start working on Egypt's new administrative…
Japan central bank to cut next fiscal year’s growth, price estimates
Japan's central bank is expected to cut its economic and price forecasts for next fiscal year at a quarterly review…
Egypt’s Strategic Wheat Reserves To Last Until Mid-April; Hanafy
Egypt's strategic wheat reserves are enough to last until the middle of April, the country's supply minister Khaled…
Banks Acquire 78.4% Of Total Issued Treasury Bills Till April: CBE
Banks working in the Egyptian market acquired 78.4% of the treasury bills the government issued until the end of…
Insurance losses from Australian storms reach A$1.55bn
Severe storms that hit Australia during April and May have led to more than A$1.55bn (US$1.18bn; £778m) in…
UK Car Production drops in April as Exports Fall
UK car production fell in April after a rise in vehicle output for the domestic market failed to offset a drop in…
CBE: Egypt’s Core annual inflation falls to 7.19 in April
Egypt's annual core inflation declined to 7.19 percent in April, compared to 7.21 percent in March, the central…
US Firms add 223,000 Jobs in April
Employers in the US created 223,000 new jobs in April, a much larger increase than the month before. At the same…
China’s Exports fall 6.2% in April against a Forecast Rise
China's monthly trade data has shown exports fell in April from a year ago by 6.2% in yuan terms compared to…
US’ Iowa at Emergency due Bird Flu Outbreak
US' Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency on Friday due to vast expansion of avian flu…
China’s Factory Activity Steady in April
Factory activity in the world's second largest economy, China, held steady in April, coming in slightly above…
Telecom Egypt Unveils April Cable Upgrading scheme
Egypt's fixed line monopoly,Telecom Egypt revealed today its plan for April to continue fiber cables replacement…
Gold Rebounds after Two down Days
Gold rebounded slightly on Wednesday to shake off back-to-back losses, ahead of another day filled with economic…
Wheat Supply Sufficient Until April, 120m Tons To Arrive From Russia
Approximately 120m tons of wheat will arrive in January 2015, marking the delivery of all contracts signed between…
Egypt’s Sufficient Wheat Supply Sufficient To Last Until Late April – Minister
Egypt has sufficient wheat supply to last until late April, just after the government will begin buying wheat from…
Egypt’s Central Bank: Core Inflation Rates Jumped 8.04% in May
Egypt Central Bank announced, today in its monthly statement that the core inflation rates climbed 8.04% in May, up…
Egypt’s FX Reserves Hit US$16.03 Bln, Highest Since Uprising
Egypt’s Foreign Reserves have recorded a remarkable rise of US$ 1.613 billion to reach US$ 16.03 billion by the end…
Building Materials’ Exports Hit EGP 2.967 Bln In April
The Export Council for Building Materials' exports recorded EGP 2.967 billion during April 2013, rose 19%, compared…
Urban Inflation slumps by 8.79 % in April
Egypt's urban consumer inflation was 8.79 % in the last 12 months , slowing from 9 % in March, figures from the…