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Iraq auctions two Boeings stationed in Tunisia

The Iraqi government has placed two Boeings stationed in Tunisia since 1991 for sale three years after a deal with the North African country to remove aircrafts expired. Boeing 747SP-70 YI-ALM which belonged to the Iraqi government under former and late President Saddam Hussein and Boeing 747 – MSN 22366 owned by national carrier Iraqi […]

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Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum and the Fiscal Troubles Hampering IMF Loan Negotiations

Egypt’s Central Bank proclaimed their foreign reserves reaching the “critical” levels after it had sold about 75 million USD in its first private auction to banks, Bloomberg reports. Egypt’s foreign reserves are well below the levels prior to 2011 uprising against former President Mubarak, when the Central Bank commenced to support the Egyptian pound by […]

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The Egyptian pound and foreign currencies

During the inauguration ceremony of the National Initiative for Economic Launch, the Egyptian Prime minister said that there are expectations that some prospective investments can “help reduce the budget deficit” before the end of the year because these investments can go up to LE20 billion. These remarks came after saying that the transfer of funds […]

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Egypt: tourism industry revived by land auctions

The revolt that brought an end to Hosni Mubarak’s presidency also prorogued the departure of investors and tourists in Egypt. To regain the 14.5 million visitors that generated 12.5 billion dollars, the actual tourism minister announced that lands will be auctioned for tourist developments. According to him “28 million sq meters will be put on […]