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World
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International
6/20/2013 9:58:09 AM
Protests in Brazil have evoked comparisons with Arab Spring and current unrest in Turkey
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Economy
6/18/2013 1:12:59 PM
Thousands protest in Jakarta and nationwide as Indonesian lawmakers approve plan to reduce fuel subsidies expected to raise the price of fuel by an average of 33 percent
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Economy
5/31/2013 10:14:25 AM
Tax hikes and soaring prices force cash-strapped Egyptians to resort to toxic contraband for their nicotine fix as smuggled cigarettes flood market through unsecured borders and weak internal law enforcement
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Business
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Economy
4/21/2013 7:01:11 PM
According to new poll, 82 percent of Egyptian consumers believe recent spate of inflation will affect their lifestyles, spending habits
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Business
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Economy
4/16/2013 12:05:00 AM
Squeezed between rising diesel costs and fixed government pricing, Egypt's wheat farmers are seeing their profit margins shrink, with some looking to other – potentially more lucrative – crops
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Business
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Economy
4/14/2013 1:52:41 PM
Egypt's Shura Council approve new taxes, tax hikes and a $1 billion loan
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Business
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Economy
3/14/2013 7:59:04 PM
Egypt's upper house of parliament recommends to impose mandatory fees set by the government on cement firms to curb recent price hikes
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Business
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Economy
3/10/2013 11:49:38 AM
A sharp rise in inflation is the result of Egypt's rapid currency devaluation, spurring imported food and fuel price hikes, says official statistics agency
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Business
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Economy
3/3/2013 6:23:33 PM
Osama Kamel denies media reports of fuel price hikes with the introduction of rationing cards in April
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Business
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Economy
2/10/2013 1:38:05 PM
Price hikes in cigarettes, vegetables and electricity pushed Egypt's inflation up to 6.6 per cent in January, year-on-year
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Business
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Economy
1/25/2013 3:18:29 PM
Oil's prices may see price hikes on the back of security costs after several projects have been attacked especially in North Africa
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Business
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Economy
12/24/2012 2:48:47 PM
Momtaz El-Said claims that the tax changes will not affect the poor, and are also not part of the austerity program imposed by the IMF
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Egypt
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Politics
12/10/2012 7:47:46 PM
Political personalities and pundits criticise Egyptian President Morsi's plan to raise taxes, which he retracted only hours after issuing it
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Business
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Economy
12/10/2012 5:52:13 AM
In a statement in the early hours of Monday, the Egyptian President suspends the implementation of tax increases announced Sunday afternoon
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World
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Region
12/1/2012 11:08:12 AM
Amid protests in Jordan against fuel price hikes, a policeman dies of a gunshot wound from an automatic weapon
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World
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Region
11/23/2012 3:56:28 PM
Around 300 Jordanians protest against rising fuel prices and call for the government step down
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World
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Region
11/18/2012 5:49:59 PM
Two days after thousands of demonstrators in Amman angry over fuel price rises demand king Abdullah II go, Jordanian unions hold a 3 hour long strike
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World
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Region
11/17/2012 9:36:11 AM
Israeli air strikes shell the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government, the group said early Saturday, with eyewitnesses reporting extensive damage to the building
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World
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Region
11/15/2012 2:38:46 PM
In spite of violent protests and riots over a huge increase in fuel prices the day before, Jordanian Islamists and youths are to continue protesting, beginning with later today near the Jordanian interior ministry
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World
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International
11/14/2012 5:47:06 PM
Workers in several European cities strike against austerity measures, spending cuts and tax hikes, starting first coordinated general strike since the onset of continent's financial crisis
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