Featured Egypt’s FRA expands expatriate insurance scheme with unfair dismissal cover from 1… Aya Anwar Jul 21, 2026 0 Egypt will expand its voluntary insurance scheme for citizens living abroad from 1 Aug. by adding coverage for…
Featured Egypt disburses EGP2.538b in worker assistance across 3,999 establishments Aya Anwar May 19, 2026 0 Egypt’s Emergency Workers’ Relief Fund disbursed 2.538 billion Egyptian pounds in assistance to workers across…
Featured Egypt raises minimum, maximum insurance wage starting Jan 2026 Aya Anwar Nov 30, 2025 0 Egypt’s National Organisation for Social Insurance (NOSI) announced on Sunday an increase in the minimum and…
Featured Egypt’s Emergency Workers’ Relief Fund pays out EGP 2.4b to 441k workers since 2002 Aya Anwar Oct 26, 2025 0 Egypt’s Workers’ Emergency Relief Fund has disbursed 2.379 billion Egyptian pounds to support 441,000 workers…
Editors' Picks Presidential Pardon… A Small Step with Major Impact Dina Abdel Fattah Sep 10, 2025 0 “The wider the circle of pardon, the broader the horizon of trust between the state and society.”
Egypt News Egypt to launch new economic narrative on Sept. 7 Aya Anwar Sep 2, 2025 0 Egypt will launch its new National Narrative for Economic Development on Sept. 7, Planning Minister Rania Al-Mashat…
Egypt News Egypt pushes to align education with labour market demand Aya El Sayed Aug 21, 2025 0 Egypt’s Higher Education Minister Ayman Ashour met on Wednesday with Public Business Sector Minister Mohamed Shimi…
Featured H. Kong jobless rate rises in May–July ’25 Nada Ali Aug 20, 2025 0 Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.7 per cent in the May–July 2025 period, up from 3.5 per…
Egypt News Egypt’s unemployment rate falls in Q2 ’25 – CAPMAS Nada Ali Aug 17, 2025 0 Egypt’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 per cent in the second quarter (April–June) of 2025, down 0.2 percentage…
Egypt News Egypt invests EGP 91.8m in vocational training over past year Aya El Sayed Aug 10, 2025 0 Egypt’s Training and Qualification Fund, chaired by Labour Minister Mohamed Gobran, spent EGP 91.845m between 1…
Banks UK cuts interest rate to 4% Aya Anwar Aug 7, 2025 0 The Bank of England (BoE) decided on Thursday to cut the rate by 0.25 per cent points to 4 per cent, citing…
Featured Sterling steady on Tuesday ahead of BoE decision Aya El Sayed Aug 5, 2025 0 Sterling edged slightly higher against the dollar on Tuesday and strengthened against the euro, as traders awaited…
Banks Federal Reserve maintains interest rates M.S. Salama Jul 30, 2025 0 The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday July 30, 2025, decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate…
Featured EU economic sentiment improves in July ’25 Aya El Sayed Jul 30, 2025 0 Economic sentiment in Europe improved in July, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rising by 1.0 points to…
Featured UK pay settlements stagnant amid inflation surge Aya El Sayed Jul 23, 2025 0 Pay settlements by British private-sector employers remained flat at 3 per cent in the three months to June,…
Featured UK consumers more gloomy as cost of living pressures mount Aya El Sayed Jul 21, 2025 0 UK consumer confidence posted its sharpest drop since 2022 last month, reflecting heightened concerns over job…
Featured Australia’s jobless rate rises in June ’25 Nada Ali Jul 17, 2025 0 Australia’s jobless rate rose to 4.2 per cent in June 2025, according to trend data released by the Australian…
Featured China’s urban jobless rate eases in June ’25 Nada Ali Jul 15, 2025 0 China’s job market remained broadly stable in the first half of 2025, with the average urban surveyed unemployment…
Egypt News Egypt’s govt. cooperate with Yazaki to advance workforce development Aya El Sayed Jul 14, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Labour Mohamed Gibran held a meeting with Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Yazaki Egypt…
Featured UK business confidence hits 9-yr peak in June ’25 Aya El Sayed Jun 30, 2025 0 Confidence among British employers climbed to its highest level since 2015 in June, with companies increasingly…
MENA News S. Arabia jobless rate drops in Q1 ’25 Aya Anwar Jun 29, 2025 0 Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate fell to 2.8 per cent in Q1 2025, with Saudi nationals' unemployment hitting a…
Egypt News Egypt sees 32% surge in foreign work permits in 2024: CAPMAS Nada Ali Jun 17, 2025 0 Egypt issued nearly 23,000 work permits to foreign nationals in 2024, up 32 per cent from a year earlier, according…
Featured China’s urban unemployment rate falls in May ’25 Nada Ali Jun 16, 2025 0 China’s urban surveyed unemployment rate declined to 5.0 per cent in May, down 0.1 percentage points from the…
Egypt News Egypt’s Labour Ministry offers 600 free training grants for youth Aya Anwar Jun 15, 2025 0 Egypt’s Ministry of Labour announced 600 free training grants for graduates at the Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC)…
Featured Sterling hits 6-week low against euro as rate cut bets mount Aya El Sayed Jun 12, 2025 0 The British pound strengthened against the US dollar on Thursday but slumped to a six-week low against the euro, as…
Banks Egypt’s economy to grow by 3.8% in FY 2024/25 – World Bank Aya Anwar Jun 11, 2025 0 Egypt’s economy is expected to grow by 3.8 per cent in fiscal year 2024/25, up from an estimated 2.4 per cent in…
Featured UK jobless rate edges up in Q1 ’25 – data Nada Ali Jun 10, 2025 0 The UK jobless rate for individuals aged 16 and over was calculated at 4.6 per cent in the period from February to…
Featured French services contract for 9th month in May ’25 Aya El Sayed Jun 4, 2025 0 France’s service sector contracted for the ninth consecutive month in May, though at the slowest pace so far this…
Featured Eurozone growth slows in May ’25, services contract Aya El Sayed Jun 4, 2025 0 The eurozone economy grew for a fifth straight month in May, but the pace of expansion slowed, as services activity…
Banks BoE’s Bailey: Rate cuts ‘gradual, careful’ amid trade uncertainty Aya El Sayed Jun 3, 2025 0 Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told lawmakers on Tuesday that interest rate cuts in the UK will remain…
Egypt News Spanish unemployment hits 17-year low in May Aya El Sayed Jun 3, 2025 0 Spain’s registered unemployment fell below 2.5 million in May for the first time since July 2008, Reuters reported…
Banks BoE’s Breeden: Disinflation continues, growth remains weak Aya El Sayed Jun 1, 2025 0 Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said that Britain’s labour market is weakening and economic growth…
Egypt News Egypt, UN expand partnership on youth skills, entrepreneurship Aya El Sayed May 25, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and Egypt's Governor at the…
Featured S&P Global: UK consumer sentiment rises to 45.2 in May Nada Ali May 19, 2025 0 UK’s Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) increased to 45.2 in May from 44.5 in April, showing a second consecutive…
News Qatar’s non-energy business expands in April – PMI Aya Anwar May 5, 2025 0 Qatar's non-energy private sector recorded its first output growth of 2025 in April, according to the latest…
Featured Egypt’s Labour Ministry inks training deal with Italy’s CompLio Aya El Sayed Apr 17, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Labour Mohamed Gibran signed a cooperation protocol with Compleo Staffing Services in Milano,…
Egypt News Egypt’s education minister explores partnership with Casio for tech-driven learning Nada Ali Feb 20, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Education and Technical Education, Mohamed Abdel Latif met on Thursday with a Casio delegation…
International News ADB approves $500m loan for Philippine labour programmes Nada Ali Jan 30, 2025 0 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved on Thursday a $500 million loan to support the Philippine government's…
Egypt News Egypt prioritises gender equality in labour market Nada Ali Jan 15, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Manpower Mohamed Gobran emphasised the government's commitment to achieving the Sustainable…
Featured UK permanent job placements hit 15-m low Aya El Sayed Dec 9, 2024 0 The UK labour market continued to deteriorate in November, with permanent job placements falling at their fastest…