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A power station of the Cairo Electricity Distribution Company. (Reuters)


Egypt: Major Increase in Electricity Prices

Egypt: Major Increase in Electricity Prices

Cairo- Egypt announced a major increase (18-42 percent) in electricity prices on Thursday as authorities continue to implement an IMF-backed economic reform package. Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker announced the increase during a news conference, noting the...
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Customers look on as a vender displays fresh produce in
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Sudan to End Subsidies by 2019

Sudan to End Subsidies by 2019

Khartoum, London- Sudanese Minister of State for Finance Magdi Hassan Yasin stated that his country plans to end all subsidies on food and fuel by 2019 and forecasts the lifting of U.S. sanctions will earn its hard currency-starved economy USD4 billion per year in...
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Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan attends a joint press conference. — SPA


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An Egyptian policeman stands in the middle of al-Haram street in Cairo on August 14, 2014, during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood supporters. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)


Opinion: Economics in the Age of Terror

Opinion: Economics in the Age of Terror

Approximately 50 percent of international financial assistance to the Middle East—which makes up just 5.5 percent of the global population—is spent on fuel subsidies, World Bank Vice-President for the MENA Region Inger Andersen said in a recent interview with Asharq...