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  • CBE repays $406 million to Afrexim Bank

    CBE repays $406 million to Afrexim Bank

    Date: 2019-06-02 18:41:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7966209

    The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Sunday that it repaid 406 million dollars worth of debts to the Afrexim Bank by the end of May. The CBE repaid more than 21 billion dollars in outstanding debt since the implementation of an economic reform ....

  • Sisi honors winners of int'l Holy Quran contest at Laylat al Qadr ceremony

    Sisi honors winners of int'l Holy Quran contest at Laylat al Qadr ceremony

    Date: 2019-06-02 18:39:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7966207

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi honored winners of the 26th international Holy Quran competition during a ceremony organized by the Awqaf Ministry at Al Azhar conference center Sunday. The ceremony was held to mark Laylat al Qadr (the night when ....

  • Dollar exchange rate declines at major banks

    Dollar exchange rate declines at major banks

    Date: 2019-06-02 18:27:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7966199

    The US dollar exchange rate recorded a marked decline during transactions at major banks on Sunday. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr the dollar rate went down by two piasters recording EGP 16.75 for buying and EGP 16.85 for ....

  • Gov. denies repaying Suez Canal Authority debts from new budget

    Gov. denies repaying Suez Canal Authority debts from new budget

    Date: 2019-06-02 18:11:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7966172

    The Cabinet's media center has dismissed as groundless reports that the Suez Canal Authority’s debts would be repaid from the 2019/2020 budget. Some reports claimed that $600 million worth of debts would be repaid from the 2019/2020 state budget ....

  • Sisi signs law on non-banking financial instruments

    Sisi signs law on non-banking financial instruments

    Date: 2019-06-01 23:25:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7965072

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday signed Law No. 71 of 2019 regulating control of markets and non-banking financial instruments. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli is scheduled to issue the law's executive regulations within six ....

  • Foreign Ministry urges citizens travelling to Tanzania not using plastic bags

    Foreign Ministry urges citizens travelling to Tanzania not using plastic bags

    Date: 2019-06-01 23:20:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7965066

    The Foreign Ministry urged Saturday citizens planning to travel to Tanzania not to use any kinds of plastic bags, and abide by the Tanzanian government directions in this regard. A plastic bag ban comes into force in Tanzania on Saturday, as ....

  • Egypt chairs meeting of UN agencies' executive councils for first time

    Egypt chairs meeting of UN agencies' executive councils for first time

    Date: 2019-06-01 19:36:18 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7964977

    Egyptian Ambassador to Italy, its permanent representative to the United Nations Agencies in Rome and the current president of the World Food Program (WFP) has made a visit to New York to chair the joint meeting of six UN agencies. The meeting ....

  • Pope Tawadros greets Muslims on imminent Eidul Fitr

    Pope Tawadros greets Muslims on imminent Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2019-06-01 19:27:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7964970

    The exchange of greetings between Al Azhar and Egyptian churches on religious occasions testifies to the strong brotherly ties among all Egyptian people, Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed Saturday. Tayyeb made his remark during a visit paid by ....

  • Senior official arrested in Beheira on bribery charges

    Senior official arrested in Beheira on bribery charges

    Date: 2019-06-01 19:21:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7964962

    The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) on Saturday arrested the director of Beheira governor's technical office on bribery charges. The arrested official was found to have received about EGP 500,000 from businessmen and owners of contracting ....

  • Sisi arrives to attend OIC summit in Mecca

    Sisi arrives to attend OIC summit in Mecca

    Date: 2019-05-31 22:00:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7963841

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived at Al-Safa royal palace in Mecca to attend the 14th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Sisi was welcomed upon arrival by Saudi King Salman bin Abdel-Aziz. ....

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