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Egypt inks $662 million solar deals amid currency crunch

  Bloomberg Egypt has agreed to buy about 400 megawatts of solar capacity, a sign that developers are slowly moving forward with clean-energy projects after a currency crisis in the country this year slowed the industry. The power-purchase contracts are worth about 600 million euros ($662 million), according to Mohamed Salah El Sobki, executive chairman of Egypt’s New and Renewable ...

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Egypt non-oil business activity falls to lowest since 2013

  Bloomberg Business activity in Egypt hit its lowest level in more than three years in October, shrinking for a 13th month amid a foreign currency shortage, the pound’s weakness in the black market and accelerating inflation. The Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers Index for non-oil activity fell to 42 from 46.3 the month before, the weakest since July 2013, according ...

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Egyptian council okays investment boost plans

  Reuters Egypt’s Supreme Investment Council approved a host of measures to boost investment that included an extended suspension of capital gains tax on shares and tax exemptions for producers in strategic sectors. Egypt has been trying to attract investment to restore growth since an uprising in 2011, which ushered in protracted political turmoil and scared away tourists and foreign ...

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