Cable maker says the wind power proposals it presented to the Ethiopian government 18 months ago are still being examined, contrary to press report
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EBRD shareholders are considering an extension of the bank's mandate to include the southern and eastern Mediterranean, and the Hashemite kingdom's rulers seem keen to join
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Incoming cargo has climbed 27 per cent and transit trade more than twice that, as shippers benefit from closures of Syrian ports and the US withdrawal from Iraq
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Banks that have outstanding debts with steel makers who are refusing to pay for their licences will step in to protect their investments, says trade official
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Ex-chairman Mohamed Abdel Salam tells Ahram Online that he has not been officially informed of the cabinet's decision to replace him
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Hikes in salaries and food and energy subsidies are raising pressure on the kingdom's deficit as a slowdown in its main EU trading partner eats into customs revenues and foreign reserves
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Newspaper report claims France Telecom is considering swapping its shares in a Swiss telecoms company for the stake held by Sawiris in the Egyptian operator
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The European Union steps up economic pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by banning European firms from new investments in Syria's oil industry and further sanctions
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Japan, short of power in the aftermath of March's earthquake, is topping up supplies from the United States and Qatar
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Sudan slashes dues on 12 basic food items to head off an economic crisis that has pushed inflation to 21 per cent after oil revenues fell three-quarters after southern secession
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Bank has 'several billion' Libyan dinars in the vaults, enough to secure state spending well into 2012 without resorting to borrowing, says a government official
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Europe is on-watch as the US Federal Reserve is expected to announce further steps to stimulate the flagging US economy, while Euro stocks drop as investors book previous sessions gains
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Data shows tourists continue to avoid Egypt, especially from Western Europe
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15 banks contribute in a syndicated loan refinancing, half of which is through a sharia-compliant facility to tap into Islamic banking sector liquidity
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Cell phone networks and the traditional "hawala" money transfer system used in many Islamic societies would be a new ways to aid Somalia's people against famine in spite of Somalia militant's ban on foreign aids
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A vote of confidence for the chairmen of Egypt's major publicly-owned banks as the prime minister reconfirms most in their positions
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On the table at the Cabinet meeting is Egypt's property law which has been crippled by property-owner resistance; considerations are raising the property tax exemption limit and changing reassessment standards
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