Egypt’s Suez Canal grows 33.8% in Q4
Egypt’s Suez Canal activity grew by 33.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/2026 and 23.3 per cent…
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Egypt’s petroleum refining sector grows 22.4% in Q4 2025/26
Egypt's petroleum refining sector grew 22.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/26 and 8.7 per cent…
URGENT: Egypt’s annual inflation rises to 13% in July – CAPMAS
Egypt’s annual inflation rate rose to 13.0 per cent in July 2026 from 12.2 per cent in June. The general Consumer…
Egypt reviews progress of renewable energy projects
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly reviewed the progress of new and renewable energy projects on Sunday,…
Egypt to roll out 2026/2027 budget prioritising social sectors
Egypt is preparing to implement the state budget for fiscal year 2026/2027 after approval by the House of…
Egypt’s Suez Canal activity grows 23.6% in Q3 2025/26
Egypt’s Suez Canal activity grew 23.6 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025/26, making it the…
Egypt’s petroleum sector grows 0.7% in Q3, first rise since FY2023/24
Egypt’s petroleum sector grew 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025/26, its first expansion since…
EGX, GAFI hold first 2026 committee meeting to encourage listings
Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) held on Wednesday the first…
URGENT: Egypt clears $6.1bln oil, gas arrears – minister
Egypt has successfully settled all outstanding dues owed to oil and gas investment partners, bringing them down to…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector contracts in May – PMI
ypt’s non-oil private sector remained in contraction in May, with the S&P Global Egypt PMI rising to 47.1 from…
Egypt’s tax revenues rise 29% in July-March period, FinMin says
Egypt's tax revenues rose 29 per cent in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025/26, supported by stronger…
Egypt allocates EGP 90 bln in FY2026/27 budget to support exports, industry
Egypt has allocated 90 billion Egyptian pounds in its fiscal year 2026/27 budget to support production, exports,…
Egypt’s Sisi reviews economy, inflation efforts
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Central Bank Governor Hassan Abdalla on Tuesday to review the…
Egypt investment fund assets jump to EGP 410.6 bln in Q1 – FRA
Net assets of Egypt’s investment funds rose to around 410.6 billion Egyptian pounds in the first quarter of 2026,…
Egypt’s Prime Minister inaugurates 9 projects in SCZONE with $6.5b investments
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly inaugurated nine industrial projects in the Sokhna Industrial Zone on…
Egypt’s GDP growth accelerates to 5.3% in Q2 2025/26 – planning minister
Egypt’s economy grew by 5.3 per cent in the second quarter of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, up from 4.3 per cent a…
Egypt wins key IOSCO role as FRA Chief secures GEMC chairmanship
Egypt, represented by Islam Azzam, Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), won the chairmanship of…
Egypt eyes 5.4% growth, EGP1.2t primary surplus in FY2026–27 budget
Egypt aims to achieve 5.4 per cent economic growth and a primary surplus of 1.2 trillion Egyptian pounds under the…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector contracts in Feb – PMI
Egypt's non-oil private sector contracted in February 2026 as business activity and demand eased for the first time…
Egypt launches joint company for East Africa Maritime Trade
Egypt’s Suez Canal Shipping Agencies Company and Trust for Trade and Transport Company signed a cooperation…
Sisi directs inflation control, economic growth
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the need to reduce inflation by closely monitoring targeted…
Egypt’s FX reserves cover 6.9 months of imports, above global norms
Egypt’s net international reserves rose to a record $52.6 billion in January 2026, covering about 6.9 months of…
EU, India finalise landmark trade deal
The European Union (EU) and India have finalised a long-awaited trade deal, aiming to double EU exports to India by…
Egypt pushes for self-sufficiency in petroleum products
Egypt's Prime Minister Moostafa Madbouly reviewed on Sunday efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in petroleum…
Egypt signs $350 million deal for integrated textile complex
Egypt has signed a contract with an initial investment of $350 million to build a fully integrated textile and…
Egypt’s GDP to rise to 4.3% in FY2025/26 – World Bank
Egypt’s GDP is set to grow by 4.3 per cent in the 2025/26 fiscal year and 4.8 per cent in the 2026/2027 year, the…
Egypt’s second tax package to ease compliance for businesses – minister
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said on Thursday that a second package of tax facilitation measures will…
URGENT: IMF reaches staff-level deal with Egypt on fifth, sixth reviews
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews…
Egypt non-oil sector expands at 5-year high
Egypt’s non-oil private sector recorded its strongest expansion in five years in November 2025, driven by rising…
Egypt’s Sisi orders second tax-facilitation package launch
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed on Sunday the launch of the second phase of the tax facilitation…
URGENT: Egypt’s GDP growth hits 5.3% in Q1
Egypt’s GDP grew 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, up from 3.5 per cent in the same…
SCZONE attracts $21.1b in 10 years
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE) has attracted a total of $21.1 billion in investments over the…
Egypt’s non-oil exports jump 19% in first 10 months of 2025 as trade deficit narrows
Egypt’s non-oil exports rose 19 per cent to $40.614 billion in the first ten months of 2025, while the trade…
Egypt’s FRA Sandbox signs 3 tech partnerships to boost cybersecurity, innovation
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Sandbox signed three strategic cooperation protocols on the sidelines…
Egypt seeks expanded AIIB investment portfolio as private investments rise 73% –…
Egypt is seeking a broader and more diversified investment portfolio with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank…
Egypt’s SCZONE, South Korea’s Samil Solution sign $4.5m garment deal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed an agreement with South Korea’s Samil Solution Co. Ltd to build a…
Egypt launches new expat banking initiative to spur inflows
Egypt’s central bank and ministry of foreign affairs on Sunday launched a new initiative aimed at simplifying bank…
Asian stocks climb on Monday
Asian shares climbed on Monday, led by a 2.8 per cent jump in Japan’s Nikkei, after reports that the Liberal…
Marriott International plans to expand investments in Egypt
Marriott International said it plans to expand its investments in Egypt, developing new hotel and residential…
Egypt offers three-month grace period to settle overdue property dues
Egypt’s ministry of housing said on Tuesday it had approved a three-month scheme allowing individuals and investors…