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What is Egypt CryptoCoin?
August 3rd, 2018
Egypt CryptoCoin ICO (EGY Token): Legit Cryptocurrency Project? The new EGYPT token is an impressive gold-backed decentralized payment network that is so much more than a coin; rather it is a vibrant community. The vision of this project is ...
Barclays to sell its Retail and Corporate Banking business in Egypt
October 5th, 2016
Barclays has agreed to sell its Retail and Corporate Banking business in Egypt to Attijariwafa Bank S.A. The transaction is estimated to result in a proforma Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio benefit of c.10bps on completion, in part ...
13 Percent VAT Confirmed For Egypt
September 2nd, 2016
Egyptian lawmakers have agreed to the introduction of a value-added tax regime with a 13 percent headline rate from the 2016/17 fiscal year. The rate is to rise to 14 percent from 2017/18. In May, Egypt’s Finance Minister disclosed ...
Cyprus to supply gas to Egypt; new agreement signed
September 1st, 2016
Cyprus and Egypt signed an agreement on Wednesday creating the legal framework for energy companies to go ahead with their own commercial talks on the transport of natural gas from Cyprus to Egypt via a sub-sea pipeline. The agreement ...
Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, and Israel are issuing a new series of natural gas exploration licenses
August 25th, 2016
The major natural gas reservoirs that have been discovered off the Mediterranean shores in recent years have made the region a focus of international interest. The past few months have been especially lively, with Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel ...
Panic dominates among currency traders in Egypt following parliament’s decision for tough punishments
August 16th, 2016
Employees in exchange companies in the informal market express concern, outrage over parliament’s recent decision to crackdown on currency traders A state of panic has broken out among exchange companies trading the US dollar following parliament’s decision on Thursday ...
Global law firm is expanding its practise and launch office in Egypt
June 30th, 2016
Global law firm White & Case LLP is launching an office in Cairo, Egypt, expanding its practice in the Middle East and North Africa. The new office is expected to be up-and-running by October. “The launch of our office ...
BP announces latest gas discovery in Egypt’s East Mediterranean
June 13th, 2016
BP Egypt announced today another important gas discovery in the Baltim South Development Lease in the East Nile Delta. The Baltim SW-1 exploration well, drilled in water depth of 25 metres by operator IEOC (Eni), reached a total depth ...
Egypt targets higher growth, deficit reduction in new government program
March 29th, 2016
Egypt promised tough action to restore growth on Sunday with a government program that aimed to reduce the budget deficit while protecting the poor as public anger mounts over a deteriorating economy. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, reading out a ...
Egypt is weighing tougher regulations on foreign-exchange dealers
March 21st, 2016
Authorities targeting black market to end dollar shortage Central bank devalued the pound and raised rates last week Egypt’s central bank is weighing tougher regulations on foreign-exchange dealers, part of a broader effort to crack down on the black ...
