Featured Egypt non-oil exports rise to $12bn in Q4 2025 – IDSC Aya Anwar May 3, 2026 0 Egypt’s non-oil merchandise exports rose 7.1 per cent year on year to $12 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025,…
Featured Egypt takes over presidency of global audit body INTOSAI at Sharm El-Sheikh congress Aya Anwar Oct 29, 2025 0 Egypt, represented by the Central Auditing Organisation (CAO), has assumed the presidency of the International…
Editors' Picks Carrefour exits Arab markets from Jordan to Kuwait, as Majid Al Futtaim bets on HyperMax Dina Abdel Fattah Sep 17, 2025 0 The Middle East retail landscape has undergone one of its most significant shifts in recent years, following Majid…
Egypt News Egypt steps up preparations for COP30 climate summit in Belém Aya El Sayed Sep 3, 2025 0 Egypt’s Local Development Minister and Acting Environment Minister Manal Awad met Wednesday with Assistant Foreign…
Egypt News Egypt ranks 2nd globally in preserved olive exports in ’24 Nada Ali Aug 19, 2025 0 Egypt maintained its position as the world’s second-largest exporter of temporarily preserved olives in 2024,…
Featured Egypt, Brazil sign deal to boost pharmaceutical cooperation Aya Anwar Jul 31, 2025 0 Egypt’s Drug Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday with the Brazilian Health Regulatory…
Featured EDC eyes further Gulf expansion Aya Anwar May 19, 2025 0 Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) is pushing to expand in Gulf markets after strong performance in Saudi Arabia and…
Commodities Traders rebrand Venezuelan oil to China as Brazilian Aya Anwar May 12, 2025 0 Traders have rebranded over $1 billion worth of Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Brazilian crude since July…
Egypt News Egypt takes part in BRICS space agency meeting Nada Ali Apr 29, 2025 0 The Egyptian Space Agency’s (EGSA) CEO Sherif Sedky participated in a meeting of space agency leaders from BRICS…
Featured Egypt secures Brazilian market for strawberry seedling exports Aya El Sayed Mar 16, 2025 0 Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the Brazilian market has officially opened to Egyptian strawberry…
Featured Egypt’s Environment Min. leads talks on COP30 participation Aya El Sayed Mar 13, 2025 0 Egypt’s Environment Minister, Yasmine Fouad, held a high-level meeting on Thursday to coordinate national efforts…
The Watch Russia’s diesel exports drop in Feb. Aya Anwar Mar 10, 2025 0 Russia’s seaborne diesel and gasoil exports fell 6 per cent in February to 3.6 million metric tons due to reduced…
Commodities Coffee prices fall as Brazil, Vietnam see rain forecasts Aya El Sayed Mar 9, 2025 0 Coffee futures fell on Friday, extending the previous session’s losses, as forecasts for rain in Brazil and Vietnam…
Commodities Uganda’s coffee export value jumps 83% in Jan Aya Anwar Feb 24, 2025 0 Uganda's coffee export value surged 83.4 per cent year-on-year in January to $156.5 million, driven by rising…
Featured EU vows firm response to Trump’s steel, aluminium tariffs Aya El Sayed Feb 11, 2025 0 The European Union (EU) pledged to retaliate with "firm and proportionate countermeasures" following US President…
Featured Generative AI could add $600b to BRICS+ economies by ’30 – report Aya El Sayed Jan 21, 2025 0 The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could generate up to $600 billion in economic…
Energy OPEC+ leaves ’25-26 oil forecast unchanged Aya Anwar Jan 15, 2025 0 OPEC+ forecasts global oil demand to remain unchanged at 1.4 million barrels per day (mb/d) for both 2025 and 2026,…
Commodities BPCL diversifies oil sources amid reduced Russian supplies Aya Anwar Dec 30, 2024 0 India's state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) is turning to Middle Eastern crude to offset declining Russian oil…
Featured Coffee closes mixed amid supply, weather concerns Aya El Sayed Dec 22, 2024 0 Arabica coffee prices closed higher on Friday, with March contracts rising by 0.39 per cent, supported by a weaker…
Featured Brazil’s c.bank raises 2024 GDP growth projection to 3.5% amid resilient economic activity Yomna Yasser Dec 19, 2024 0 Brazil’s central bank (BCB) raised its GDP growth forecast from 3.2 per cent to 3.5 per cent for 2024 as the…
Commodities OPEC+ sees 3.1% global growth in ’24, oil demand up 1.6 mb/d Aya Anwar Dec 11, 2024 0 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) has maintained a solid global economic outlook, with…
Featured Asian markets slide as c. bank decisions, geopolitical uncertainty loom Aya Anwar Dec 9, 2024 0 Asian shares dipped on Monday, led by a 2.4 per cent decline in South Korean stocks amid political uncertainty…
International News OECD forecasts resilient global growth in ’25, ’26 Aya Anwar Dec 4, 2024 0 The global economy is expected to grow at 3.3 per cent in 2025 and 2026, slightly up from 3.2 per cent in 2024,…
Featured Egypt’s food exports hit record $5.1b in 10 months Aya Anwar Dec 4, 2024 0 Egypt's food industry exports reached a record $5.1 billion from January to October 2024, marking an 18 per cent …
International News Brazil’s retail sales continue positive trend in Oct. ’24 Nada Ali Nov 12, 2024 0 Brazil's retail sales sector maintained its positive momentum in October 2024, posting a 2.1 per cent…
Commodities Global commodity markets face headwinds, warns World Bank Aya Anwar Oct 30, 2024 0 The World Bank projects that the commodity price index will decrease by 3 per cent in 2024, followed by further…
Egypt News Egypt’s imports from BRICS countries surge 17% in 8m Nada Ali Oct 23, 2024 0 Egypt’s imports from BRICS countries rose 17 per cent to $24.5 billion during the first eight months of 2024,…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s exports to BRICS nations up in 8m – CAPMAS Nada Ali Oct 23, 2024 0 Egypt’s exports to BRICS countries surged 7.3 per cent to $5.7 billion during the first eight months of 2024,…
Featured IMF raises Brazil’s 2024 growth forecast to 3.0% Aya Anwar Oct 22, 2024 0 Brazil is projected to achieve an economic growth rate of 3.0 per cent in 2024, followed by a slowdown to 2.2 per…
Money Brazil to regulate stablecoins in ’25 Yomna Yasser Oct 15, 2024 0 Brazil's central bank chief, Roberto Campos Neto announced on Tuesday plans to regulate stablecoins and asset…
Featured OPEC+ lowers ’24 global oil demand forecast Aya Anwar Oct 15, 2024 0 OPEC+ has revised its global oil demand growth forecast for 2024 downward by 106,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.9…
Egypt News Egypt exports 166,000 tons of food in one week Aya El Sayed Sep 8, 2024 0 Egypt exported 3,774 food shipments from August 31 to September 6, amounting to approximately 166,000 tons from…
Featured Frustrated with EU, Turkey turns to BRICS for new alliances Aya El Sayed Sep 2, 2024 0 Turkey has formally applied to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations, aiming to enhance its global…
International News India mulls raising import taxes on vegetable oils Nada Ali Aug 28, 2024 0 India is considering increasing import taxes on vegetable oils as a means to protect farmers who are struggling…
News Brazil’s real plunges as central bank chief softens stance on rate hike Yomna Yasser Aug 20, 2024 0 The Brazilian real suffered significant losses on Tuesday after central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto tempered…
Featured World Bank issues $225m Amazon reforestation bond Aya El Sayed Aug 14, 2024 0 The World Bank has successfully priced a groundbreaking 9-year, $225 million Amazon Reforestation-Linked Bond,…
Energy URGENT: OPEC+ lowers ’24 oil demand forecast Aya Anwar Aug 12, 2024 0 OPEC+ has revised its oil demand forecast for 2024, lowering it by 135 thousand barrels per day (tb/d) to 2.1…
Featured EU, Mercosur aim to finalise trade deal by year-end Aya El Sayed Aug 6, 2024 0 The European Union (EU) and the Mercosur bloc, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, are targeting…
Featured Brazil’s unemployment falls again, sparks inflation fears Yomna Yasser Jul 31, 2024 0 Brazil's unemployment rate continued its downward trend in June, marking the third consecutive month of decline,…
Featured Uber, BYD to deploy 100,000 EVs in major global deal Aya El Sayed Jul 31, 2024 0 Uber Technologies Inc. has announced a major partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Co. to integrate 100,000…