Standard Chartered sees Egypt’s pound at 49 per dollar by end-2026
Standard Chartered expects Egypt's pound to strengthen against the US dollar by the end of the year, supported by…
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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…
Cabinet: Fitch lauds Egypt’s health gains, infectious disease control
Egypt’s Cabinet said Thursday that a recent report by Fitch Solutions praised the country’s pharmaceutical sector…
Egypt, Italy explore ICT investment, offshoring partnerships
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat held a series of meetings in Rome with…
Egypt leads MENA in Wind Power Capacity in ’24
Egypt is spearheading the renewable energy shift in the Middle East and North Africa, having topped the region in…
Egypt, Gavi explore vaccine manufacturing expansion in Geneva
Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held talks with the Chair of the Board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance…
Egypt’s c. bank hosts FSB’s RCG MENA meeting
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) - Co-chair of the Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa…
S. Arabia’s MMC plans to sell 30% stake in IPO
Saudi Arabia's Modern Mills for Food Products Co. (MMC) intends to sell a 30 per cent stake in an initial public…
Sameh Sabry to lead Wintershall Dea’s new business unit in MENA
German oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea said on Thursday its activities in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and the UAE…
PLASTEX show to kick off Jan. 9
PLASTEX, the largest plastics and rubber exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, starts on Tuesday, January…
Bapco Energies joins 2024’s SFME as strategic partner
Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME) declared on Sunday that Bapco Energies, the integrated energy company at…
Sustainability Forum Middle East 2024 for Net-Zero transition
The second edition of the Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME) is ready to kick off on January 8–9 in the…
World Bank pledges $10bln for climate action in MENA by 2025
The World Bank's regional director for Sustainable Development for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),…
ADIB issues first USD-denominated Green Sukuk
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) issued the world’s first USD green Sukuk on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange ADX on…
Climate change threatens the livelihoods of middle easterners
According to a recent report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), climate change threatens the livelihoods of more…
PLASTEX 2024: 30 years of leading plastics and rubber solutions in MENA
PLASTEX 2024, the leading plastics and rubber exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, is preparing for its…
MENA banking sector’s net profits grow 30% amid economic diversification: EY
The banking sector in the Middle East and North Africa recorded a 30 percent annual rise in net profits in the…
U.S. GrubMarket opens office in Egypt
America's largest and fastest-growing food supply chain eCommerce company, GrubMarket announced on Tuesday, that it…
Egypt launches climate report as 1st country in MENA region
Egypt has launched the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for the first time in the Middle East and…
Egypt hosts 3rd PPP MENA Forum this month
Egypt’s Ministry of Finance is hosting the third session of Public-Private Partnership in the Middle East and North…
Egypt’s LNG exports register 4.86mln tons in 1st 9 months of 2022 – IDSC
Egypt's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports rose to 4.86 million tons in the first nine months of 2022, up from…
MasterCard invests in Nclude to enhance Egypt’s fintech ecosystem
Egypt based fintech Venture Capital (VC) investment platform Nclude has raised undeclared investments from…
Egypt’s El Gouna to host First Forbes Middle East Under 30 Summit
Forbes Middle East in partnership with the El Gouna city will host its first Under 30 Summit for 2022, the…
ADIB Egypt cooperates with SimpliFi platform to develop digitisation system in Egypt
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB Egypt) and SimpliFi announced their partnership on Monday to help catalyse…
Egypt’s c.bank reiterates cryptocurrency trade ban after CoinMENA unveils expansion
CoinMENA has announced on Wednesday that it added citizens of Egypt from its base in Bahrain, while sources from…
MENA construction output to decline; slow 2021 recovery expected
Total construction output in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to witness a big slump for…
Egypt among best 18 business service centre locations in EMEA – report
Egypt has been ranked among the best 18 business service centre locations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
Egypt keeps top place in MENA for funding deals – ITIDA
Egypt kept its top place in the MENA region for funding and venture deals in the first quarter of 2020, according…
U.N. points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held…
Turkey shells Syria’s Afrin region, minister says operation has begun
Turkish artillery fired into Syria’s Afrin region on Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military…
World Bank says Egypt’s GDP growth projected to hit 4.5% in FY2018
Egypt’s gross domestic product is projected to grow to 4.9 percent by 2018, suggesting ongoing reforms and improved…
SANS Dubai 2018 to focus on educating MENA enterprises about mitigation of cyberattacks
Loss of sensitive data due to breaches has become a key cyber security concern for businesses. An estimated average…
SANS Dubai 2018 to focus on educating MENA enterprises about mitigation of cyberattacks
Loss of sensitive data due to breaches has become a key cyber security concern for businesses. An estimated average…
Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets in £6bn deal
Qatar's purchase of 24 jets includes a support and training package from BAE, with deliveries due to start in…
Two Palestinian dead in ‘Day of Rage’ over Jerusalem descion
At least two people were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians…
Breaking: Yemen’s former President ‘killed’
Reports from Yemen say former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed in fighting with his former…
No stability in Lebanon unless Hezbollah disarms: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Friday that there will be no stability in Lebanon unless the militant…
Egypt issues treasury bills worth 13.25bn pounds: MENA
Egypt said on Sunday it issued treasury bills estimated at 13.25 billion Egyptian pounds($744 million), state owned…
World Bank’s IFC to triple lending to Egypt to $1 billion this year
The World Bank's development arm is expected to triple its funding to Egypt to $1 billion in its current financial…
How Careem is creating value across more than 70 cities in MENA region
What is a true indication of a successful company? One that creates value is a common definition, but value in…