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Egypt jumps 55 places in Open Budget Index: Finance Minister
Business
December 3, 2019
Egypt jumps 55 places in Open Budget Index: Finance Minister
Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced Monday that Egypt has jumped 55 positions in its budget transparency index the “Open…
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
Environment
November 20, 2019
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
Climate change could directly cost the world economy US$7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper…
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
World
November 8, 2019
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
Sweden, often held up as a safe and peaceful utopia, has experienced an unprecedented wave of bombings this year as…
Lebanon PM says accelerating reforms to rein in public debt: CNBC
Economy
September 4, 2019
Lebanon PM says accelerating reforms to rein in public debt: CNBC
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said his government would aim to cut the budget deficit to 7%…
Egypt sees lower budget deficit, higher primary surplus in FY 2019/20
Business
September 4, 2019
Egypt sees lower budget deficit, higher primary surplus in FY 2019/20
CAIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Egypt is targeting a budget deficit of 7.2 percent this fiscal year, the finance minister…
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s political leaders declared what they called an economic state of emergency Monday following a meeting aimed…
Egypt’s GDP growth seen slowing to 5.5% in current fiscal year: Reuters poll
Egypt
July 25, 2019
Egypt’s GDP growth seen slowing to 5.5% in current fiscal year: Reuters poll
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s economic growth is expected to slow to 5.5% in the fiscal year that began this month,…
Egypt’s inflation rate drops to 9.4 percent, GDP increases to 5.6 percent
Business
July 18, 2019
Egypt’s inflation rate drops to 9.4 percent, GDP increases to 5.6 percent
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said that the inflation rate dropped to 9.4 percent in July 2019 compared to 30…
Finance Minister expresses pride in Egypt’s economic performance
Economy
July 17, 2019
Finance Minister expresses pride in Egypt’s economic performance
During a press conference on Wednesday at the Cabinet headquarters to announce the Cabinet’s economic performance, Minister of Finance Mohamed…
Turkey’s economy to contract in 2019, limited growth ahead: Reuters Poll
Economy
July 17, 2019
Turkey’s economy to contract in 2019, limited growth ahead: Reuters Poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy is expected to contract in 2019 for the first time in a decade and to…