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The Middle East on the Brink
History does not repeat itself exactly. Yet when similar conditions arise, constraints weaken, and critical…
The Illogical Proposal: How Nations Lose Sovereignty When They Confuse Debt with Statehood
In modern Egyptian history, few moments illustrate the dangers of conflating sovereignty with debt more clearly…
Egypt among Africa’s top tourist destinations for ’25
Egypt has been recognised by African media outlets as one of the top tourist destinations to visit in 2025, thanks…
Kira Wal Gin movie breaks records at Egypt cinemas
Kira Wal Gin captures the lion’s shares of the box office on the fourth night on Monday of its screening in Egypt,…
Batman is real, and he lives in Egypt’s Helwan!
A satirical post has spread in social media network about the upcoming appearance of one of the legends of…
Power generation turns to predictive analytics to reduce risk and optimise reliability
Resilience and reliability are more important than ever in the power generation and utility sector. As…
DP World Sokhna: Integrated supply chain for Egyptian sugar
Egypt is in the middle of a massive leap in sugar production, amounting to 2.6 million tonnes each year. While it…
Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear plant: contribution to social and economic development
Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, El Dabaa NPP plays and will continue to play a major role in providing distinct…
The Role of Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority
Dr. Samy Shabaan, Chairman of Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) explained that the…
BIGO brings new digital media platforms to Egypt
Jackson Liu, Head of Middle East, North Africa, and Europe at BIGO Technology: As a Singapore company, we are…
The era of 5G: paving the way towards a more intelligent future by Ericsson’s Zoran…
The world’s population is quickly moving to cities, virtually every country in the world is experiencing an…
Mohamed El-Erian: Lagarde’s Edge Is Europe’s Opportunity
Economy in the euro zone urgently needs a more comprehensive pro-growth policy approach at both the national and…
Embracing waste-to-energy technologies for a greener, cleaner future in Egypt
Over the years, Egypt has addressed its solid waste challenge in all types of ways, so given the country’s tech…
Urban world: The future of the smart city
Cities are getting more crowded. Already, more than half the world’s population lives in urban areas and this…
Why employees are turning to freelancing: analysis
With prices doubling and incomes barely increasing, picking up freelance projects has been a way to secure extra…
Four economic lessons from Egypt’s World Cup experience
Egyptians should view their national team's World Cup exit as a learning experience that can help the country,…
How important are Egypt’s natural gas discoveries?
One of the world’s most prolific natural gas regions, the East Mediterranean, is currently witnessing extremely…
Trump’s new deal for MENA region
During his recent round of Middle East diplomacy, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner…
Egypt is enjoying a surge in economic freedom
Egyptian economy is rebounding after years of economic stress and political turmoil.
Spain can’t blame anyone but itself for Catalonia’s resistance
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stuck stubbornly to his script Sunday night while the rest of the world…
Only Trump wins from Saudi-Qatar rift
Saudi Arabia's boycott of Qatar is playing havoc with Western markets and businesses, which for years depended on…
Despite obstacles, Cairo is strengthening its partnership with Washington
I watched President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s address at the United Nations last week from the DMC TV studios in…
China will cooperate to narrow U.S. trade deficit
Last week's U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue could mark the beginning of a more constructive and balanced…
How Careem is creating value across more than 70 cities in MENA region
What is a true indication of a successful company? One that creates value is a common definition, but value in…
7 finance predictions for 2017
If 2016 has taught us anything, it’s that making predictions is an inexact science. There is much that has happened…
Companies in Egypt need to secure DNS infrastructure against malicious domains
The constant creation of malicious domains has proved a cat and mouse game for threat researchers and…
Emerging market investors take a shine to Egypt’s economy
Most Egyptian businessmen are finally giving off an air of optimism these days, thanks to the three-year, $21…
Addressing the skills shortage from the inside out
If you want to build a skilled workforce, give all employees access to relevant learning and training. The…
How Donald Trump’s economic policies could hurt Egypt
The World Bank Group's global growth forecast for 2017 has something for everyone — from doubt, to caution, to…
Fertilizers industry highlights Egypt’s need to streamline subsidies
Let us not overlook the fertilizers industry as Egypt struggles to reform its tangled web of subsidies. The…
Egypt’s economy: outlook and challenges in the eyes of global financial institutions
After several years marked by turbulence and uncertainty, Egypt’s economy encountered numerous challenges, from…
Will new law attract more foreign investment to Egypt?
Egypt has finally come out with the much-anticipated new investment law, raising debate among economists about…
3 reasons finance automation is the CFO’s best ally
Finance leaders are increasingly asked to help their company stay on course, not just from a budgetary perspective…
Facebook lurking makes you miserable, says study
Too much Facebook browsing at Christmas - and seeing all those "perfect" families and holiday photos - is more…
Govt. aims to nurture Egyptian Agricultural Bank back to profitability
While most eyes last month were on the flotation of the currency and an increase in the prices of fuel, Egypt made…
Nokia dials back time to sell mobile phones again
Nokia-branded mobile phones are on sale, once again, and being marketed on the Finnish company's website. For now,…
Facebook fake news row: Mark Zuckerberg is a politician now
I’ve long suspected that Mark Zuckerberg, who often refers to himself as the “leader” of Facebook, has dreams of…
IMF loan approval: what’s next for Egypt’s economic reform
Egypt successfully secured the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval for the three-year, $12bn loan…
A Dutch prison suffers shortage of prisoners
While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem.…
Sugar: one more problem for Egyptians
Since the end of September, Egypt has been facing a remarkable shortage in sugar, pushing the commodity’s price…