
Sudan hikes flour subsidies by 40 percent to lower bread prices
Sunday, 04 November 2018
Sudan increased flour subsidies by 40 percent, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday, after the ......

Egypt raises electricity prices, cuts subsidies
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Egypt announced on Tuesday new cuts to electricity subsidies, raising prices by an average of 26 ......

Egyptian minister says inflation in the country to start easing by December
Friday, 31 March 2017
Egypt expects inflation to start easing by November or December, a year after abandoning its ......

In Egypt, there’s no such thing as a free lunch
Sunday, 06 November 2016
Mohammed Nosseir is an Egyptian liberal politician who advocates for advancing liberalism, political participation, and economic freedom. Mohammed was member of the higher committee at the Democratic Front Party from 2007 to 2012, and then member of the political bureau of the Free Egyptian Party till mid 2013. Mohammed advocates for his work through providing the Egyptian government with a number of schemes to better reform its government institutes, as well as he is a regular contributor to various Egyptian newspapers. Mohammed also has extensive experience in the private sector, working with a number of international companies assisting them in expanding their businesses in the Middle East. Mohammed graduated from Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University, Cairo (1986); he participated at Aspen Seminar on Leadership, Values and Good Society (2011), Eisenhower Fellow, Multi-National Program (2009) and Stanford Fellow for Democracy, Development & Rule of Law (2008).
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Egypt plans to end fuel subsidies ‘within three years’
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Egypt plans to end fuel subsidies within three years and is aiming to increase fuel prices to 65 per ......

In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford
Saturday, 20 August 2016
A few years ago Imad would not have imagined himself queuing in the Cairo sun for a weekly ration of ......

What Saudis expect from the kingdom’s future vision
Sunday, 24 April 2016
Saudi’s government is set on overhauling its oil dependent economy, with a detailed ......

Saudi Arabia to limit impact of subsidy cuts, deputy crown prince says
Monday, 18 April 2016
Saudi Arabia is set to limit the impact of subsidy cuts on citizens as it prepares to implement an ......

Russia promises ‘administrative help’ but no energy subsidies
Saturday, 23 January 2016
The Russian government will draw up measures to ease administrative costs for energy producers hit ......

What’s all the beef about Bahrain’s subsidy cuts?
Friday, 25 September 2015
Perhaps taking its cue from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain is progressing with plans to cut ......

Global energy subsidies to reach $5.3 trillion, KSA 4th
Tuesday, 04 August 2015
Global energy subsidies are projected to reach $5.3 trillion in 2015, nearly 6.5 percent of the ......

Qatar Airways submits formal document to U.S. on subsidies row
Sunday, 02 August 2015
Qatar Airways has submitted a formal “white paper” document to the U.S. government ......

Egypt earmarks $8 bln for fuel subsidies in 2015/2016
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Egypt has earmarked 61 billion Egyptian pounds ($8 billion) for fuel product subsidies in the draft ......

‘Ugly’ airline row threatens UAE-U.S. govt ties, says business group
Monday, 25 May 2015
The ongoing spat between the biggest American and Gulf airlines threatens to mar the close ......

Iran likely to abolish fuel subsidies, says government adviser
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Iran is likely to abolish subsidized fuel allowances for motorists, an Oil Ministry adviser said on ......
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