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Emerging Markets: Where will they go from here?
Emerging markets: Where will they go from here? After all the gloom of last year’s emerging market zombie apocalypse, this…
Egypt’s House planning committee begins discussing FY 19-20 draft budget
BUDGET WATCH- Parliament begins committee-level review of draft FY2019-2020 state budget: The House of Representatives’ Planning and Budgeting Committee has…
Deeper structural reforms are needed for increased investment: BNP
Egypt needs to deepen structural reforms if it wants to spur private-sector investment and job creation, BNP Paribas said in…
Gov’t revises downwards FY2018-19 growth forecast to 5.6%
EXCLUSIVE- FinMin revises FY2018-2019 growth forecast to 5.6%: The Finance Ministry has revised downwards its growth forecast for FY2018-2019 to…
Mixed night on Egypt’s airwaves: constitutional referendum, Arab stock exchange conference, electricity policy
After two days of talking up the constitutional referendum, the chattering class that dominates our nation’s nighttime talk shows seemed…
Gov’t expects Egypt’s new Social Security and Pensions Act to take effect in July
LEGISLATION WATCH- Gov’t expects Social Security and Pensions Act to take effect in July: The Social Solidarity Ministry is expecting…
Government to set cost-to-income ratio at 70% under new banks tax treatment
EXCLUSIVE- Gov’t to set cost-to-income ratio at 70% under new bank tax treatment of investments in treasuries, plans to scrap…
Uber-Careem takeover could lose USD 470 mn, Egypt watchdog a major concern
Uber will pay 15% less for Careem if the two fail to get regulatory approval in jurisdictions including Egypt. Uber…
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