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…
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Egypt’s FinMin presses for global partnerships on food security at G20 talks
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk has urged stronger international cooperation to bolster food security,…
Egypt hosts G20 meeting for 1st time outside member states
The G20 meeting began in Cairo on Monday, marking the first official session to be held outside the group’s member…
Egypt joins G20 finance talks in S. Africa – Cabinet
A high-level Egyptian delegation led by Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), took part in…
Egypt to host G20 meeting on food security in Sept.
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigration has announced that a final agreement has been reached for Egypt…
Russia growth outperforms G20 peers – minister
Russia's economy grew by more than 4 per cent over the past two years, outperforming most G20 nations, Minister of…
Egypt’s FM urges stronger African role in global governance
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel-Aty said the current international system is facing…
Egypt’s FinMin courts investors, seeks debt relief at IMF, G20 talks
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk is in Washington this week for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and…
Egypt, OECD discuss strategic partnership, country programme progress
The personal representative of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the G20 and BRICS and Assistant Foreign…
G20 watchdog proposes rules for non-bank intermediaries
The Basel-based Financial Stability Board (FSB), which acts as the G20's financial risk watchdog, unveiled on…
G20 explores taxing richest worldwide to mitigate climate disasters
The G20 group discussed the possibility of allocating part of the revenue generated from implementing a wealth tax…
Egypt, Turkey aim for $15b trade target – FinMin
Egypt and Turkey plan to increase bilateral trade to $15 billion in the near future.
EU, ISSB collaborate to minimise disclosure burden on firms
The European Union (EU) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) have agreed on joint guidance…
Nigeria signs $500mln energy deal with Germany
Germany signed a $500m renewable energy and gas deal with Nigeria and announced its plan to invest €4 billion…
Australia may cost $249bn to replace coal with nuclear power – minister
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Monday that using nuclear power to replace…
G20 agrees full membership for African Union
The G20 agreed to grant the African Union permanent membership, Asharq Business said on Thursday, citing people…
WHO holds First Traditional Medicine Global Summit
The World Health Organization (WHO) holds the First Traditional Medicine Global Summit will take place on 17 and 18…
U.S., allies plan to impose more strict Russian sanctions
U.S. and its allies are planning to impose new stricter sanctions this week to crack down Russia’s efforts escaping…
G20 to discuss post-pandemic world, back debt relief
Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented…
Egypt’s trade exchange with G20 nations hit $66.8 bln in 2018 – CAPMAS
Egypt’s trade exchange with the Group of 20 nations rose 16.6 percent to $66.8 billion in 2018 compared to $57.2…
Investors eye G20 with hopes for Washington-Beijing trade detente
All eyes will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping next week as investors are…
G20 finance chiefs to say trade row intensified, differ on how ” pressing”
G20 sources say the Group of 20 finance leaders will say in an official communique from Japan that trade and…
G20 approves to push ahead with digital tax: communique
Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech…
G20 finance ministers agree to push ahead with digital tax
Group of 20 finance ministers on Saturday agreed to push ahead on compiling common rules that will fill loopholes…
Cairo partakes in G20’s meeting of finance ministers, c.bank governors
Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait asserted the importance of Egypt’s ongoing efforts to support the G20…
Putin, Trump due to meet at G20 on December 1: Kremlin document
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet for talks at 1430 GMT on…
European stocks end higher following G-20 talks
European stock markets ended higher Monday as robust export data from Germany boosted economic sentiment. The…
Europe stocks move higher following G-20 talks; Eurogroup meeting eyed
Stock markets in Europe were higher Monday morning, extending gains seen across and Asia. The pan-European Stoxx…
USA hopes for quick trade deal with UK: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump met Saturday with British Prime Minister Theresa May and said he hoped the United…
Asian markets mixed as investors mull G20 headlines
Asian stocks were mostly in the red on Monday as investors mulled headlines out of the G-20 finance ministers…
Citi and JPMorgan top world’s most systemically important banks
Citi has joined JPMorgan as the world's most systemically important banks, replacing HSBC in a group of 30 lenders…
PM May: UK to become leader in free trade despite Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she wanted her country to become a global leader in free trade as it exits…
IMF’s Lagarde: G20 agree more growth needed
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Monday that consensus at the G20 is that…
G20: Germany’s Merkel says urgent for investment to flow into Africa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that G20 countries are working on rules to improve conditions for…
Xi tells Britain’s May he is open to bilateral trade deal: UK official
China’s President Xi Jinping has told British Prime Minister Theresa May he was open to a bilateral trade agreement…
Sisi talks mutual ties with Germany’s Merkel at G20
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed bilateral ties with German Chancellor Angela Merkel when the two…
Egypt hosting 5 mln refugees despite economic challenges: Sisi at G20
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in a speech on Monday during a session at the G20 Summit in China that…
Developing countries should be integrated into global economy: Egypt FM at G20
Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry delivered a speech on Sunday at the G20 Summit meeting of foreign ministers…
China, U.S. talks ‘extremely productive’ ahead of G20 as trade issues loom
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday bilateral talks with China's Xi Jinping had been "extremely productive",…
Sisi arrives in China for G20 summit
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in China on Saturday to attend the G20 summit, taking place in Hangzhou from…