Egypt News Egypt: Food and beverage are exempted from value-added tax Yomna Yasser Dec 7, 2015 0 Food and beverage are exempted from Egypt’s planned value-added tax, according to a statement released by the…
Egypt News Egypt’s budget deficit rises to 68.3bn Egyptian pounds at August-end Yomna Yasser Oct 21, 2015 0 Egypt’s budget deficit surged by 12.3 billion Egyptian pounds (US$1.5 billion) during the period from July to…
Financial Institutions Fitch affirms Egypt at ‘B’; Outlook ‘Stable’ Yomna Yasser Jun 20, 2015 0 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Friday Egypt's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'B'…
Financial Institutions IMF Mission says Egypt has ‘Good’ Plan to reduce Budget Deficit Yomna Yasser Apr 20, 2015 0 Egypt has a good plan to reduce the budget deficit that should be carried out in parallel with working on boosting…
Egypt News Energy Subsidy Cuts Finally providing Egypt Relief Yomna Yasser Mar 31, 2015 0 Egypt’s efforts to chip away at a daunting budget deficit have taken hold, with the country reporting that the…
Industry & Trade UAE says Egypt Subsidy Cut ‘First Step’ in Broader Strategy Yomna Yasser Jan 26, 2015 0 The United Arab Emirates, which is backing Egypt with billions of dollars in aid, said its ally’s decision to raise…
Financial Institutions Egypt Plans to Issue EGP214.5 billion Treasury Bills, Bonds in Q2 Yomna Yasser Nov 22, 2014 0 Egypt’s Ministry of Finance announces on Thursday plans to issue treasury bill and treasury bonds totalling EGP…
Banks Egypt’s Budget Deficit Hit 12.8% in FY2013/14: Finance Ministry Yomna Yasser Nov 8, 2014 0 Egypt's state budget deficit hit EGP 255.4 billion – 12.8 percent of GDP – in the fiscal year 2013/14, according to…
Egypt News Egypt Seeks to Trim Budget Deficit to 8% by 5 Years: Finance Minister Yomna Yasser Oct 22, 2014 0 The Egyptian government is planning to trim its budget deficit to 8 percent of gross domestic product in five years…
Egypt News Sisi Has a Good First 100 Days—at The Cost of Political Freedom Yomna Yasser Sep 20, 2014 0 When he addresses the UN General Assembly on September 25th, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will surely have reason to feel…