WASHINGTON, D.C. – Prior to voting President Mohamed Morsi into power last month, Egyptians named jobs as the No. 1 issue or challenge that their government should address, regardless of which political party they supported. The general economic situation and security tied for the next most mentioned priorities. Those expressing support for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, the Salafist-oriented Nour Party, and the relatively liberal and secular Free Egyptians Party all prioritized the same issues the same way.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/155732/Egyptians-Government-Focus-Jobs.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication16 July 2012

IN DIRE STRAITS: Instead of confrontation, Morsi and the military need to work together to avert an economic crisis,
http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/economy-worsens-as-egypt-s-leaders-feud-1.107982

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga said on Monday that “the dissolved Parliament’s attitude was behind the failure to sign the agreement with the IMF to lend Egypt US$3.2 billion to support the budget.”

http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/abouelnaga-fjp-stalled-imf-loan-cabinet-behind-economic-recovery

قال عمرو طلعت، رئيس جهاز تنمية التجارة الداخلية، والمسئول عن إنشاء التجمعات التجارية فى مختلف المحافظات إن تعدد إنشاء فروع جديدة للسلاسل التجارية له الكثير من الإيجابيات الكبيرة للمستهلك المصرى، خاصة مع تنافس هذه المنشآت سواء كانت للقطاع الخاص أو الحكومى، بتقديم سلع مخفضة وإلغاء عدد من حلقات التداول ودعم الفائدة على المستهلك.

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قال أحمد الوكيل رئيس الاتحاد الغرف التجارية، إنه تلقى العديد من الاتصالات من رؤساء الاتحادات فى مختلف دول العالم والذين أوضحوا أن شركاتهم قد تجاوزت عدم الوفاء بالالتزامات التصديرية أثناء الثورة دعما لمصر وتفهما للموقف، ولكن لا يمكن أن يتحملوا عدم الوفاء فى هذه المرحلة من أجل الحفاظ على حصصهم السوقية، وفى ظل توافر موردين من دول أخرى.

http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=733019&SecID=24&IssueID=168

SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: So we are in Cairo. The Secretary is spending the day talking to Egyptian civil society. She had a chance to meet young entrepreneurs this morning. Then she had a meeting with about 10 Egyptian Christians representing the full spectrum of Copts and Catholics and others.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201207161850.html

MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt — Four years ago, protests in this Egyptian cotton mill city sowed the seeds of the revolution that ultimately toppled President Hosni Mubarak. Today Mahalla is again seething, as a strike by tens of thousands of textile workers entered its second week Sunday, posing an early test for Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egyptian-textile-strikes-highlight-economic-challenges-facing-morsi/2012/07/22/gJQALJO12W_story.html

HICAGO, July 15 (UPI) — In an area of the world known for autocratic regimes, military hegemony and brutal dictators, yearnings for democracy have been stirring for more than a year — but only for certain aspects.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/07/15/Arab-Spring-Hopes-for-democracy-spring-eternal/UPI-21871342342860/

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Tel Aviv after ending two days of talks with Egypt’s quarrelling civilian and military leaders. She offered them U.S. assistance for the struggling Egyptian economy without publicly taking sides in their ongoing power struggle.

http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton_talks_with_egyptian_leaders/1404944.html

استقبل اليوم الدكتور محمد سالم وزير الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات، فى مكتبه بالقرية الذكية الفرق المصرية الثلاثة الفائزة فى المسابقة العالمية لكأس التخيل التى نظمتها شركة مايكروسوفت العالمية بالعاصمة الأسترالية سيدنى خلال شهر يوليو الجارى.

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