Osama Kamal

Type: Person

Name: Osama Kamal

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Govt Rethinks Its Subsidy System for the Poor

Cairo The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in poverty, and critics say is unsustainable and enriches the corrup ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Corruption, Budget Deficit, Osama Kamal, Cairo University, Egyptian Government

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Smart cards for subsidised fuel come to Egypt in October: Minister

Ration cards aimed to cut subsidy spending will be distributed in October, says Finance Minister Fayad Abdel MoneimRelatedEgyptian authorities will distribute in October smart cards as part of its new system for rationing government-subsidised fuel, Finance ... [Published Al Ahram - May 12 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Gasoline, Osama Kamal

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

Egypt-IMF talks ongoing: Minister of Finance | 2013-05-12 06:33:19 PM

Egypt-IMF talks ongoing: Minister of FinanceEgypt's talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over an elusive $4.8 billion loan are “serious,” and the negotiations with the global lender are ongoing, said the newly-appointed finance minister on ... [Published Nile International - May 12 2013]

Entities: Budget Deficit, Egypt, International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Year

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Egypt will adopt a new licensing policy for its future oil and gas exploration contracts

It has been reported that signed with foreign companies that will allow the North African country to obtain a bigger share of the production, its oil minister Osama Kamal said. ... [Published Mbendi - May 10 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Osama Kamal

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Qatar to supply gas to Egypt

Gulf News reported that Opec member Qatar will begin helping Egypt with gas supplies through a swap deal from May 27th as the country struggles to meet its domestic energy needs, Egyptian Oil Minister Mr Osama Kamal said that in remarks published on Monday ... [Published Steel Guru - May 08 2013]

Entities: Qatar, Egypt, Osama Kamal, Liquefied Natural Gas

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Al Ain children left home alone seriously injured in apartment fire

Mustafa Osama Kamal, 3, and his 5-year-old sister Maryam are undergoing treatment with breathing difficulties in intensive care. ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 03 2013]

Entities: Al Ain, Osama Kamal

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Fire injures 2 children left home alone

Mustafa, 3, in critical condition while Mariam, 5, has medium-level injuries Abu Dhabi: After a fire broke out in their home, two young Egyptian siblings were hospitalised by rising smoke. Neither one of the children’s parents was present in the family’s ... [Published Gulf News - May 03 2013]

Entities: Al Ain, Osama Kamal, Major General

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Egypt to adopt new oil, gas licensing policy

In This Article BP Related Kuwait eyes KWD12bn surplus in FY13-14 RasGas ups target for waste recycling Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013By Summer SaidEgypt will adopt a new licensing policy for its future oil and gas exploration contracts signed with foreign companies ... [Published Zawya.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Osama Kamal, BP plc, Eni SpA, Civil Unrest

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Egyptian-Saudi Petrochemical Investmen...

In statements to a Saudi newspaper, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Osama Kamal said that some petrochemical projects are expected to be established between the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Egyptian companies at ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Petrochemical, SABIC Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Osama Kamal

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Subsidy reform not stalling IMF deal; Oil Minister

Cairo - Egypt's fuel subsidy reform programme is moving ahead on schedule and is not the reason why a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stalled, Minister of Petroleum Osama Kamal told Ahram Online.Negotiations over a proposed $4.8 billion ... [Published Arab Finance - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Osama Kamal, Egypt, International Monetary Fund

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Egypt: Petroleum Minister - Nation Discusses With Russia Importing Diesel, Mazut

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Osama Kamal said that talks were held with the Russian side on the possibility of importing diesel and mazut from Russia.Talking about the outcome of President Mohamed Morsi's visit to Russia, Kamal said that Russia ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Petroleum, Russia, Diesel, Osama Kamal, Egypt

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Egypt to buy $500-$600 mn of extra fuel this summer: Oil minister

Egypt plans to import additional fuel quantities this summer worth between $500 million and $600 million to meet rising electricity demand and avoid increasingly frequent power outages.The Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal was quoted by Reuters saying Egypt ... [Published Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Osama Kamal, Petroleum

Quotes

"most of the subsidies do not go to the people who really need them" said Osama Kamal, who until the 7 May cabinet reshuffle was petroleum minister

Egypt Rethinks Its Subsidy System for the Poor [Published Zecco - May 14 2013]

...that will be implemented in the next licensing round," Oil minister Osama Kamal said in a video interview posted on the Al Borsa newspaper website. "the new system will allow egypt to increase its share of the output when production rises. the more production rises, the more our share will rise" he said. The new policy will not affect the awards recently made by EGAS

Egypt to Ask for Bigger Production Share [Published Petroleum Africa Magazine - May 01 2013]

"The real figure is much lower than this; none of the numbers reported are correct," Kamal said. "it is a revolving figure and we managed to reduce what we owe to foreign companies month by month over the past 15 months."

Subsidy reform not stalling IMF deal; Oil Minister [Published Arab Finance - Apr 28 2013]

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