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Egypt looking to revitalise economic relations with US: Industry minister
Government plans to adopt measures to attract foreign and domestic investments, says minister

Israeli gas holds promise of better ties with neighbours
Israel in talks with Egypt, Turkey on major gas export deals

Egypt considers establishing first integrated commercial city
Minister of Supply says city would boost shopping tourism and generate job opportunities

EU-Africa: What’s in the relationship?
The EU also carried out eight civilian missions – to Guinea Bissau, South Sudan and Niger among others.

1H FY 2013/2014 BOP registers $2bn surplus
The current account balance came in at $755.8m, down from $757m registered during 1Q FY 2013/2014

Egypt’s economy to strengthen from 2014 to 2016: HSBC
Trade with Europe shows promise during the next six months, the bank’s latest report noted

Russian industrial zone to be established in Egypt
Russian and Egyptian governments to start negotiations on the establishment of a free trade zone between Egypt and the countries of the Customs Union

Tourism minister expects 3m Russian tourists by end of 2014
2.4 million Russian tourists visited Egypt in 2013 and spent 23.7m tourist nights

EgyptAir freight price hike bad news for exporters: Egyptian Chamber of Commerce official
Airline attributes 5% fee increase to rising fuel prices

Foreign trade minister promotes Egyptian projects in London
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour visits London to strengthen British-Egyptian relations.

Fahmy looks to strengthen Africa economic and trade ties
Minister of Foreign Affairs to present proposals for deeper economic cooperation in Africa

Update: Fahmy visits DRC and Tanzania
Interim foreign minister discusses Egypt’s water share with Tanzanian counterpart; prepares for COMESA summit

Fahmy visits DRC and Tanzania
Interim foreign minister tours Nile Basin Countries; prepares for COMESA summit

Indonesia slams reported Australian spying as ‘mind-boggling’
Kerry visited Jakarta on Monday as part of an Asian tour, tensions flared over new espionage allegations in a weekend New York Times report, which said Australian spies targeted Indonesian officials during a trade dispute with the United States.

Over 40 Sudanese companies to import Egyptian products
An electronic catalogue featuring Egyptian companies’ products was distributed to all participants at Khartoum exhibition
Ministry of Manpower’s decision to freeze assets of workers’ union condemned
Decision follows freezing membership of union head

IFC and AlexBank sign trade finance agreement
IFC will help the bank’s clients expand into new markets giving them an opportunity for growth

Minister of Industry plans to increase British trade and investment, with emphasis on ICT
Minister meeting with BEBA to discuss the promotion of British investment, with a special focus on ICT

Egypt may receive an additional $6bn from Gulf countries: Dcode
Economic and financial consulting firm Dcode estimates that Egypt will receive additional $5.5bn-$6bn during the 2014 calendar year

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.

Five companies to import 30,000 tons of Turkish steel in January
Companies in Egypt have arranged for Turkish steel imports in order to lower the price of domestic steel

Foreign Trade Minister says multilateral agreement to benefit Egypt
The agreement offers trade facilities to Egypt and other developing countries.

Cooperation agreement signed to increase Saudi investment in Egypt
Agreement signed to promote Saudi investment in Egyptian markets and increase economic cooperation between both countries.

Trade Ministry seeks higher industrial quality
Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour announces the formation of a quality assurance committee for the industrial sector.

ETUF declares solidarity with striking iron and steel workers
Minister of Manpower discussing worker demands with cabinet; parent company attempting to solve the issue

WTO’s global role hangs in the balance at Bali summit
“Now or never”, WTO chief tells high-stakes meeting

WTO faces fight for survival at make-or-break summit
At stake is the future of trade multilateralism as regional pacts are increasingly favoured by major trading nations, such as the Asia-Pacific-focused Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pushed aggressively by Washington, analysts said.

Egypt turns around in thin trade
The 50-member constituent assembly began voting on Saturday to approve the draft, article by article, and once this process is complete it will submit the document to interim President Adly Mansour, who will set a date for the referendum.

Egyptian-Turkish business remains stable amid diplomatic row: Analysts
After diplomatic downgrade, Egyptian-Turkish economic relationship is questioned

Italy invests $20m in Egyptian irrigation system
The Italian- Egyptian cooperation programme is one of the biggest and most vital programmes to Italy: Italian official