By Farah Halime How fitting that on April Foolâs Day, the Egyptian government attempts to deceive us all by claiming that its plans to raise the price of state-subsidised cooking gas for the first time in two decades will actually make any difference to the countryâs energy subsidy spending. In fact, it wonât, and it is unlikely …
By Farah Halime In a desperate move to save power, Egyptâs international airport will close most of its runways for four hours each day from early June, Reuters has reported. The airport is the latest casualty of Egyptâs struggle to pay for fuel imports. As if to soften the blow, Reuters quoted the civil aviation minister Wael al-Maadawi …
Egyptian Central Bank denies reports of commodity shortages, requests media to be cautious when discussing economic issues
