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Gone with the wind: The flotation’s impact on Egyptian exports
Mohamed Ramadan and Sara Seif Eddin
| "We import the buttons, we import the zippers, then we cheer when we export the ready-to-wear shirt"
cement industry
8 min read
Egypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player
Omaima Ismail
| The additional supply forced companies to lower their prices an average of 15% in the past year
Daily COVID-19 roundup
9 min read
Daily COVID-19 roundup: July 9
Health officials offer mixed messages on whether Egypt has passed its epidemiological peak
coal
14 min read
In post-revolution Egypt, a fierce fight over coal imports
Louise Sarant
| The fight over coal demonstrates the continued influence of powerful business lobbies in Egypt
brick workers
19 min read
Egypt’s most dangerous professions
Jano Charbel
| With Egypt ranked the third deadliest country for journalists worldwide, making journalism an
Arabian Cement
7 min read
Going to market
Isabel Esterman
| Following an initial public offering (IPO) that was over-subscribed by 18.5 times, Arabian Cement saw
cement industry
10 min read
Factories in the dark
Isabel Esterman
| Egypt’s peak energy consumption season is still months away, but fuel shortages and power cuts have
cement industry
11 min read
Egypt working toward energy mix, not coal imports, claims Iskandar
Amira Salah-Ahmed
| Egypt is working towards finding a new energy mix for industry, and particularly for cement plants, according
black cloud
7 min read
No black cloud so far over new Environment Minister Laila Iskandar
Louise Sarant
| Laila Iskandar, the interim government’s minister of environment, is rolling up her sleeves to try
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8 min read
National Cement Company sit-in enters 6th day as syndicate calls for corruption investigation
protester trials
4 min read
Appeals court reduces 3-year sentences for Tourah Cement Company workers to 2 months
Assiut
7 min read
New wave of labor strikes across Suez Canal, Nile Delta, Assiut
CAPMAS
3 min read
While lobbying for coal imports, cement industry boomed
cement industry
3 min read
Coal law still awaits approval, but cement firms already seek permits
cement industry
3 min read
Report: Suez Cement begins burning coal in Qattamiya
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