Egypt signs expanded $8 billion loan deal with IMF
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egypt nets new IMF loan but pound plunges in value by 40%
CAIRO: Egypt secured an additional $5 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday after the central bank raised interest rates and allowed the pound to plunge in value by nearly 40 percent. The bank said it was committed to “allowing the exchange rate to be determined by…#egypt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egyptian pound falls to record low after switch to flexible exchange rate
Shift to flexible rate seen as vital to unlocking IMF loan package expected to exceed $10bn#imf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egyptian Pound Gains Strength Against US Dollar
Among the calls for de-dollarization catching pace, new rival currencies are coming up, diversifying their use cases. With BRICS working on launching a single currency, many countries are now lowering their dependence on the US dollar. Amid all this, a new rival currency is gaining momentum…#egyptian #usd #xsep123 #egp #uae #launchcurrency #egypt #unitedarabemirates #vladkovahollar #cairo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BRICS Confirms New Countries Will Join Alliance in 2024
With many pondering the collective’s next steps, BRICS has confirmed that new countries will join the alliance in 2024. Specifically, South African ambassador Jeff Maqetuka confirmed to Russia’s state-owned TASS publication that the bloc will expand membership in the coming year. The expansion…#brics #southafrican #jeffmaqetuka #tass #saudiarabia #unitedarabemirates #iran #egypt #ethiopia #subsequently (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: a cross-sectional study - Salim AA, Elsayed M, Mohamed MH, Yousef H, Hemeda MS, Ramadan A, Kengo NE, Abu Bakr Elsaid NM.
BACKGROUND: Domestic abuse is a widespread health issue that negatively impacts both mental health and quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and anxiety among women visiting primary healthcare facilities in t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Egypt Studies Plan to Expand Suez Canal to Speed Up Transit Time
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer is no longer a death sentence, but treatments still have a long way to go
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind cancer therapy to treat aggresive forms of skin cancer. It has us thinking of the long history of cancer. One of the first recorded mentions of cancer appears in an ancient Egyptian text from around 3000 B.C. And although we now know much more about how cancer begins — as a series of mutations in someone's DNA — it's a disease people are still grappling with how to cure cancers today. This episode, cancer epidemiologist Mariana Stern talks about cancer history and treatment today — plus, why some people are more prone to certain cancers and wh...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Berly McCoy Source Type: news
Israel Opts Out Of Gaza Talks In Cairo, Contradicting Prior White House Optimism
It was only on Saturday that the White House issued optimistic statements saying Israel has already "basically accepted" a six week ceasefire proposal in Gaza. But the Biden administration's rosy assessment that a…#israel #cairo #gaza #israeli #egypt #hamas #palestinian #gazastrip #timesofisrael #channel12 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World Obesity Day 2024: Fasting and obesity prevention
4 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – Today, World Obesity Day 2024, is a chance to highlight the need to talk about obesity and youth. Obesity is a major health issue in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. More than half of women (53%), nearly half of men (45%) and an alarming 8% of school-aged children and adolescents are obese, while 20.5% are overweight.
If no action is taken to address obesity, these figures are expected to rise.
World Obesity Day this year coincides with the holy month of Ramadan. The daily fasting period, from dawn to sunset, offers a structured way to reset one’s relationship with food. It’s a cha...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 3, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Bitcoin Closes February Up 44%, Analysts Predict Further Rally
Coinspeaker Bitcoin Closes February Up 44%, Analysts Predict Further Rally Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, ended February with a resounding 44% rally, marking its strongest monthly performance since December 2020. Despite already reaching remarkable price levels, analysts are…#alexthorn #uniswap #filecoinsfil #coindogecoin #dogecoin #jpmorgan #bitcoin #argentina #turkey #egypt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gaza truce for Ramadan hangs in balance as Hamas seeks plan to end war
Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, sources with knowledge of talks said, as pressure mounted for a pause in fighting by Ramadan. Israeli and Hamas delegations were expected to arrive in…#cairo #israel #hamas #gaza #israeli #egyptian #qatar #egypt #doha #palestinian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Israel has agreed to framework for a Gaza cease-fire, U.S. says, with Hamas' decision pending
Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday, a day before talks to reach an agreement were to resume in Egypt. International mediators have been…#israel #gaza #hamas #egypt #muslim #palestinians #israelis #egyptian #qatar #cairo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gaza cease-fire is up to Hamas now, Whie House says
Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday, a day before talks to reach an agreement were to resume in Egypt. International mediators have been…#israel #gaza #hamas #egypt #muslim #palestinians #israelis #egyptian #qatar #cairo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. makes first airdrop in Gaza
U.S. military planes conducted their first airdrop of aid in the Gaza strip on Saturday afternoon local time, U.S. and Israeli officials say. Why it matters: A U.S. official told Axios he expect more airdrops to take place in the coming days. Driving the news: The airdrop, which took place in the…#gaza #israeli #egypt #palestinian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
