Featured Egypt’s workers emergency fund disburses nearly EGP 11m to tourism workers Aya Anwar Jul 21, 2024 0 Egypt’s Emergency Workers’ Support Fund has recently disbursed three payments to workers in the tourism sector at…
Featured Egyptian banks off on Jul 25 – CBE Aya Anwar Jul 21, 2024 0 The Central Bank of Egypt (CEB) has announced that all banks across the country will be closed on Thursday, July…
Energy BP commits $200m to Egypt gas wells Aya Anwar Jul 21, 2024 0 British Petroleum (BP) has committed $320 million to new natural gas development projects in Egypt’s West Nile…
Featured Saudi fund aims to double Selfridges stake Aya Anwar Jul 21, 2024 0 Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) aims to increase its stake in Selfridges to 50 per cent, after the UK…
Africa News African credit rating agency up in ’25 Aya Anwar Jul 21, 2024 0 A credit rating agency tailored to address the specific requirements of Africa’s sovereign borrowers is expected to…
Stocks EGX closes all green on July 18 Aya Anwar Jul 18, 2024 0 Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed in the green area on Thursday, with the main index, EGX30 inching up by 1.11…
Africa News AfDB approves $1b loan for S. Africa’s Transnet Aya Anwar Jul 18, 2024 0 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa's Transnet to support the…
Featured World Bank kicks off FY25 with $2.7b in sustainable bonds tied to SOFR rate Aya Anwar Jul 18, 2024 0 The World Bank initiated its fiscal year 2025 US Dollar Benchmark Programme by pricing two Sustainable Development…
Featured Suez Canal revenue down amid Red Sea unrest Aya Anwar Jul 18, 2024 0 The Suez Canal's annual revenue went down to $7.2 billion in the latest fiscal year, down nearly a quarter, as some…
Featured Australia’s unemployment slightly increases in June Aya Anwar Jul 18, 2024 0 Australia experienced a slight increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 4.1 per cent in June.…