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SFD Egypt Plans Signing New Financing Pacts for SMEs Sector Soon
Egypt’s Social Fund for Development (SFD) is set to start talks soon with a number of local banks over financing SMEs projects, the acting Secretary General Hanaa El…
EBI: Banking Sustainability Lowers Banks’ Operating Risks, Spurs Profitability
The sustainable banking principles have become a vital element to create a competitive environment among banks, Mona El-Baradei, executive director of the Egyptian…
Medical Insurance’s Contribution to the Arab World’s GDP Still ‘Humble’
In the Arab world, the medical insurance’s contribution to the GDP is still ‘modest’, and does not reflect the economic growth recently witnessed some countries in…
Australia Leads Southern Search For Missing Malaysian Plane
Australia will lead a search of the remote southern Indian Ocean for a missing Malaysian jet liner, its prime minister said on Monday, amid mounting evidence the…
Telecom Egypt Unveils EGP22 bln Assets in 2013-End
Eng. Mohamed Al-Nawawi, CEO of Telecom Egypt (TE) (ETAL-CA) said the volume of TE’s assets amounted to EGP22 billion at the end of 2013. Al-Nawawi added that TE has…
North Korea Fires 25 Short-Range And Obsolete Rockets: South Korea
North Korea fired 10 short-range missiles into the sea off the east of the Korean peninsula on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing unidentified…
Egypt Shares Gain EGP580 million at Open, EGX30 Slightly Falls
Egypt’s stock market opened higher on Monday with gains of 580 million pounds powered by foreign buying appetite. However, the country’s main stock index – EGX30…
Moscow Wins Overwhelming Crimea Vote, West Readies Sanctions
Crimea's Moscow-backed leaders declared a 96-percent vote in favor of quitting Ukraine and annexation by Russia in a referendum Western powers said was illegal and…