Latest in Tag: import Highlight
Latest in Tag: import

Egypt planning to store wheat for Arab countries: Supply minister
The minister estimated that savings to be achieved from the new bread subsidy system in the canal governorates will amount to 30% of the total subsidies provided.
Over 50 Egyptian companies seek to enter Jordanian market
Egyptian companies are looking for opportunities to enter the Jordanian market as Syrian crisis cut trade between the latter two

Jordan requests import of 20,000 tons of rice as exception to Egypt ban
As Syrian crisis harms trade with Jordan and refugees put pressure on its food supply, country is looking for new import partners

EGAS to offer international tender to import gas needed for electricity
Egypt looking to secure gas supply during the coming years to keep its power plants running

Criteria for coal use to be announced in May: Tourism official
The Adabiya Port of Ain Sokhna will no longer be receiving coal

Motorcycle and three-wheeler import ban will have minimal impact on FY14 profitability: GB Auto
The Ministry of Trade and Industry announced the 12-month ban on fully built-up units alongside a three-month prohibition on the import of components.

Saudi businessmen propose bill to amend Egyptian Investment Law
Egyptian-Saudi Council Chairman Abdallah Bin-Mahfouz revealed that the Saudi side proposed the amendments to the interim President Adly Mansour at the GCC Economic Forum held in Egypt.
GCC’s fresh produce import flourish into $2.2bn-plus business
Fifth WOP to highlight GCC’s booming edible produce trade accounting to 54% of total Middle East imports

Central Bank economically reflects on Egypt’s BOP
Central Bank of Egypt: current account deficit retreated by 45% to reach $ 5.6bn from $10bn

Wheat imported to cover domestic needs
120,000 tons of Romanian and Ukrainian wheat purchased

Syria oil output dives to 5% of pre-war level: minister
Abbas said output was now running at about 20,000 barrels per day (bpd), compared with 380,000 bpd before an anti-regime uprising erupted in March 2011.

Egypt imports gas to meet its exportation requirements
Minister of Petroleum, Osama Kamal, refused to comment on the matter

Turkey’s economic miracle offers MENA investors big markets to chase
By Tim Reid Turkey has hung out its ‘for sale’ sign at just the right time to grab the attention of Arab investors who are in the market for new destinations to deploy their record energy revenues. A new Turkish real-estate law came into effect in May making it easier for Arabs to buy property …

Aung San Suu Kyi visits the United States
Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to the US, with hopes of easing the import ban on her country
Global wheat prices expected to soar
By Basma Tharwat The drought that recently hit the United States and Russia, the largest wheat exporters in the world, triggered fears of a global price rise of the strategic commodity. One of the world’s largest wheat importers, Egypt is expected to suffer greatly as a result. Noamany Nasr Noamany, Vice President of the General …

Crop Yield Prices Balancing Fund to be introduced
Crop Yield Prices Balancing Fund plan to be proposed to Cabinet