Industry & Trade 2nd Pharmacy Expo to take place in Cairo next March Noha Gad Jan 21, 2017 0 The second round of the biggest gathering of pharmacists- Pharmacy Expo 2017 is scheduled to kick off on March 4-6,…
Industry & Trade Egypt to host global stone fair Marmomac next December: EECA Noha Gad Nov 30, 2016 0 Egypt is set to host the biggest stone, design, and technology International Trade Fair- Marmomac next December.…
Industry & Trade EU-Egypt bilateral trade records €20.6b in 2016 Noha Gad Nov 10, 2016 0 The European Union is Egypt's biggest trade partner since the trade volume between Egypt and European Union states…
Industry & Trade Egypt launches world’s biggest LNG tender for 2017/2018 supply Noha Gad Oct 24, 2016 0 Egypt launched the world's biggest tender for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Sunday as officials from top trading…
Industry & Trade Tesco pulls Unilever goods in Brexit row after pound plunges Noha Gad Oct 13, 2016 0 Britain's biggest retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) pulled Unilever goods such as Marmite from its website in a pricing row…
World Asia stocks jump, dollar trips as risk appetite returns Noha Gad Aug 18, 2016 0 Asian shares are on track for their biggest single-day rise in nearly two weeks while the greenback retreated after…
Industry & Trade AirAsia to launch sale of stake in leasing arm, could value unit at $1 billion- Reuters Noha Gad Aug 4, 2016 0 AirAsia Bhd (AIRA.KL), Asia's biggest budget airline, will kick off the sale of a majority stake in its plane…
Industry & Trade GM and Ford U.S. sales miss mark but industry strong overall Noha Gad Aug 3, 2016 0 The biggest U.S. automakers, General Motors Co (GM.N) and Ford Motor Co (F.N), reported July U.S. sales that…
Banks Don’t panic, Nigerian central bank governor says, as bank shake-out looms Noha Gad Jul 31, 2016 0 Breaking the central bankers' taboo on use of the 'p-word', Nigeria's Godwin Emefiele is urging people not to panic…
Tech news Alphabet and Amazon wind up stellar quarter for big tech Ghada Ismail Jul 30, 2016 0 Google parent Alphabet Inc and e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc capped a blockbuster June quarter for the five…
World Fed caution hits dollar as Japan anticipation builds Noha Gad Jul 28, 2016 0 The dollar took its biggest tumble in almost two months on Thursday and stocks crept to nine-month highs as…
International News G20 will use ‘all policy tools’ to protect growth as Brexit looms Noha Gad Jul 24, 2016 0 Leaders from the world's biggest economies are poised on Sunday to renew their commitments to support global growth…
World Japanese stocks attain biggest weekly gain in 6-1/2 yrs Noha Gad Jul 16, 2016 0 Japan's Nikkei posted its biggest weekly gain in 6-1/2 years after a fifth straight winning session on Friday,…
Tech news ‘Pokemon Go’ now the biggest mobile game in US history Ghada Ismail Jul 14, 2016 0 "Pokemon Go" has hit a milestone. The augmented reality activity is now the biggest mobile game in U.S. history,…
Egypt News Strategic wheat reserves enough to last until mid-January 2017: Egyptian minister aya salah Jun 28, 2016 0 Egypt, the world's biggest buyer of wheat, has enough strategic reserves of the commodity to last until…
Banks Central banks move to calm edgy markets amid Brexit storm aya salah Jun 25, 2016 0 Some of the world's biggest central banks offered financial backstops to soothe plunging markets on Friday after…
Real Estate Banque Du Caire finances 6229 units among CBE mortgage finance initiative aya salah Jun 7, 2016 0 Egypt’s third biggest public lender Banque Du Caire financed 6229 housing units among Egypt’s central bank (CBE)…
Real Estate Egypt’s new capital project to become MENA’s biggest smart city aya salah May 14, 2016 0 Egypt anticipated new administrative capital city would be the biggest smart city in the Middle East (ME), an…
Industry & Trade Strong U.S. retail sales, consumer sentiment data buoy economic outlook Noha Gad May 14, 2016 0 U.S. retail sales in April recorded their biggest increase in a year as Americans stepped up purchases of…
Life Style Dior struggles to find creative director after Simons’ departure Noha Gad May 7, 2016 0 Christian Dior (DIOR.PA), one of the world's biggest and most famous fashion brands, is struggling to find a…
MENA News Islamic State kills U.S. serviceman in Iraq aya salah May 3, 2016 0 Islamic State fighters killed a U.S. serviceman in northern Iraq on Tuesday when they overran Kurdish defenses…
forex news Oil rises as IEA expects biggest non-OPEC output fall in 25 years Noha Gad Apr 21, 2016 0 Crude prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier declines, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that 2016…
forex news Oil extends strong gains after supplier meeting agreed Noha Gad Mar 17, 2016 0 Oil futures extended strong gains on Thursday, continuing to gather support after the world's biggest suppliers…
World China stocks tumble over 6% , worst loss in a month Noha Gad Feb 25, 2016 0 China stocks tumbled more than 6 percent on Thursday, posting their biggest one-day loss in a month, as investors…
Industry & Trade Turkey seizes 34% of Egypt’s plastic exports in 9 months Noha Gad Nov 21, 2015 0 Turkey is the biggest importer of Egyptian plastic products, seizing 34 percent for the first nine months of 2015.…
forex news Gold retains sharp gains after sluggish U.S. jobs data Noha Gad Oct 5, 2015 0 Gold on Monday retained gains from its biggest daily jump in nearly nine months as weak U.S. jobs data eased…
Industry & Trade Eagle Chemicals to finish largest polymers factory in ME late 2016 Noha Gad Oct 4, 2015 0 Eagle Chemicals Company targets finishing the biggest factory in Middle East for producing polymers at the end of…
World Stocks fly after Fed official cools September rate hike talk Noha Gad Aug 27, 2015 0 Stocks rose around the world on Thursday, following the biggest gains on Wall Street in four years, after a U.S.…
International News Leaving EU could be ‘positive’ for Britain, pharmaceutical giant says aya salah Aug 24, 2015 0 Leaving the European Union could have "positive economic consequences" for Britain, one of the world's biggest…
Egypt News Egypt eyes Economic Recovery with $8bn Suez Canal project aya salah Jul 14, 2015 0 Egypt, one of Africa’s biggest economies and tourist destinations, has started its path to economic recovery away…
Industry & Trade China April HSBC PMI shows Biggest Drop in Factory Activity in a year Noha Gad May 4, 2015 0 China's factories suffered their fastest drop in activity in a year in April as new orders shrank, a private…