fuel subsidies | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 5

Egypt’s Fuel Subsidies Cost Drops 42%

Egypt's total cost of fuel subsidies has dropped by 42% to record low of EGP 26b in the first half of the current fiscal year, down from EGP 45b in the same period a year earlier.

Sudan Cancels Fuel Subsidies

Sudan has cancelled state subsidies on fuel oil, jet fuel, and cooking gas, lifting all administrative restrictions, which allows for the opening of the sector to the private sector.

Bahrain Approves New Pricing System for Fuels amid Subsidy Cuts

Bahrain’s cabinet has approved a new pricing system for diesel and kerosene introducing a gradual rise of prices for domestic customers, set to take effect in January.

Nigeria Losing Out Due to Subsidies, Crude Prices

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. recorded a loss of $1.9b in the first eight months of this year thanks mostly to fuel subsidies

Oil Prices Exert Financial Pressures on Morocco

Morocco's only oil refiner, Samir, called for an extraordinary general assembly meeting on October 16 to approve plans for a capital increase of $1.04b in an effort to end the company's financial difficulties

Egypt Fuel Subsidies to be Distributed Only by Smart Cards

Khalid Abdul Ghani, Director of the Smart Card system for distribution of petroleum products, confirmed that all data for those eligible for fuel subsidies – 5.6m citizens – has been handed over to the traffic author ...

Saudi Arabia On Verge of Fuel Subsidy Reforms

A source in the Gulf oil industry told Reuters that Saudi officials were "seriously" thinking about reducing fuel subsidies, if gradually

IMF Calls on Africa to Cut Fuel Subsidies, Diversify, Exert Fiscal Discipline in Low Oil Price Era

David Robinson, the IMF vice-director, has called on the African nations to adopt a package of policies to better ride out the ill-effects of the collapse of oil prices

Enoc Updates Executives in Tune with Fuel Subsidy Reforms

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, was appointed Vice Chairman of the Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) boar

VAT May Follow Gulf Fuel Subsidy Reforms

Value added tax (VAT) is being actively considered in many GCC countries and Egypt

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