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Business
Sudanese minister of finance is in Washington to discuss his country's economic burden
The central bank has halved banks' reserve requirements to five percent with possible cuts to zero percent
Ministry of Finance sale of bills yields LE900 million less than expected
The former blue chip developer says it does not intend to return further land to the government
The economies of Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia and Syria are likely to fall into recession in 2011 as economic activity falls sharply following popular uprisings since January, a global bank group forecast on Tuesday
The newly formed Kuwaiti Egyptian Loyalty committee aims at granting financial support to vital projects related to food and medicine industries
Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments has committed to invest $850 million in Glencore International AG
Industry and tourism will be major drivers as the emirate eyes establishing an export promotion agency
Egypt's anti-corruption purge has sparked debate between idealists calling for a full reckoning and pragmatists concerned about the effects on a tottering economy  
The announcement is part of a plan to slim down the number of ministries to 17 from 21

Pay dispute takes a further turn as employees of the furniture maker return after a military-brokered end to their strike to find all three factories closed by administration

A survey, released by Ernst & Young, reveals that Egypt could remain an attractive destination for investors over the next five years

Foreign assets of offshore banks dipped while their domestic assets and those of local retail banks remained stable, data shows

The Libyan crisis has hampered OPEC's supplies despite extra suppplies of Saudi and Nigerian oil

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