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A total of 2.875 million Egyptians were unemployed in the second quarter of 2018. (Shutterstock)

August 16th, 2018 - 08:53 GMT

Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.9 Percent in Egypt

Egypt's unemployment rate dropped to 9.9 percent in the second quarter of 2018 compared to 10.6 percent in the first quarter and 12 percent for the same period in the previous year, state statistics agency CAPMAS announced on Wednesday.

Egypt's inflation fell 2 percent in May, compared with April. (Khaled Desouki/ AFP)

June 8th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Egypt’s Inflation Falls for First Time Since Pound Flotation

Technological advances and consumer preferences over the years has drastically reduced demand for luxury Egyptian cotton. (Shutterstock)

June 16th, 2016 - 05:41 GMT

Egyptian cotton industry crippled by cut subsidies, falling demand

What Egyptians meant by “bread” is, of course, the economic opportunities that are needed for sustenance and life and that were and continue to be lacking.

February 17th, 2014 - 08:25 GMT

Egypt's holy trinity: bread, freedom, and social justice...or shall we just say cash transfers?

Urban consumer inflation stood at 10.4 percent in October and at 4.25 percent in November 2012.

December 10th, 2013 - 04:39 GMT

Egypt's inflation rate hits highest levels since pre-Arab Spring year

The number of work-related injuries in Egypt dropped by 7 percent in 2011 on the previous year

May 1st, 2013 - 11:13 GMT

On International Labour Day, is it time for Egypt to address work-related injuries?

Egypt's unemployment hit almost 13 per cent in 2012

April 16th, 2013 - 11:58 GMT

Egypt's unemployment shoots up

The number of tourists visiting Egypt in February of this year grew 12 percent year on year

April 16th, 2013 - 02:59 GMT

Tourist numbers up in Egypt

Inflation in Egypt continues to creep up

April 11th, 2013 - 09:47 GMT

Egypt's inflation keeps on heading up

The number of public sector workers in Egypt dropped in the last fiscal year, with 1 million employed in security alone.

March 6th, 2013 - 03:03 GMT

Public sector shrinking in Egypt

Arab tourists from the Maghreb wil no longer require tourist visas to enter Egypt

February 26th, 2013 - 03:24 GMT

Maghreb tourists to go visa free in Egypt

Job creation isn't the government's job alone, the country's industry minster claimed on Tuesday

February 20th, 2013 - 03:00 GMT

Job creation not government's job alone - Egypt's Industry Minister

Despite the revolution, unemployment remains a big issue in Egypt

November 22nd, 2012 - 01:41 GMT

Small drop in Egypt's unemployment