Featured $127.9mn loan to help EgyptAir through coronavirus crisis – ministry Amwal Al Ghad English May 18, 2020 0 Egypt’s government will lend the state-owned carrier EgyptAir 2 billion Egyptian pounds (equivalent to $127.39…
Featured Egypt to establish six cotton gins; three to start operations end-2020 Amwal Al Ghad English Apr 13, 2020 0 Egypt’s Public Enterprise Minister Hisham Tawfik said the establishment of six new cotton gins is underway, with…
Featured BP to spend $2.8bn in Abu Dhabi, Egypt for MENA presence Amwal Al Ghad English Nov 12, 2018 0 Oil major BP aims to spend $1.8 billion in Egypt next year and $1bn annually in Abu Dhabi as it looks to expand its…
Industry & Trade U.S. Modus Capital launches operations in Egypt Amwal Al Ghad English Nov 10, 2018 0 New York-based entrepreneurial development and investment fund Modus Capital announced Thursday the launch of its…
Featured Uber, Careem Egypt licence appeals to be heard today Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 25, 2018 0 Uber and Careem will defend their rights to operate in Egypt in court on Saturday, appealing against an…
Real Estate Dubai Emaar Hospitality adopts Microsoft tech to optimise operations nada nasser May 12, 2018 0 Microsoft has announced that Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Dubai-based Emaar…
Tech news Uber, Careem hail Egypt’s new law permitting operations in 2 months nada nasser May 8, 2018 0 Two prominent ridesharing companies Uber and Careem hailed a new Egyptian law passed on Monday that will permit and…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s food producer Obour Land to invest 200 mln pounds in 3yrs nada nasser Apr 30, 2018 0 Egypt's Obour land seeks to invest 200 million pounds in the country
Tech news Uber, Careem to continue working in Egypt’s pending higher court ruling Yomna Yasser Apr 8, 2018 0 A Cairo court of urgent matters ordered on Saturday that the two ride hailing services Uber and Careem are to…
Egypt News No violations reported during Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections: Moussa’s… Yomna Yasser Mar 28, 2018 0 The campaign of Egyptian presidential candidate Moussa Moustafa Moussa said on Tuesday that its operations room…
International News Philippine police say 13 killed in one day of drug busts Yomna Yasser Mar 22, 2018 0 Philippine police killed 13 suspected drug dealers and arrested more than 100 people in dozens of anti-narcotics…
Egypt News Egyptian army kills 4 takfiris, arrests 417 criminal elements in north and central Sinai Yomna Yasser Feb 20, 2018 0 Four “takfiris” were killed by the Egyptian Armed Forces in northern and central Sinai, the army said in a…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s 4 consumer services sectors seize 40% of natural gas production: EGAS Yomna Yasser Feb 18, 2018 0 Egypt’s four consumer services sectors captured nearly 40 percent of the county’s natural gas production, exceeding…
World Dow plummets 666 points, capping worst week in 2 years Yomna Yasser Feb 3, 2018 0 U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report sent interest rates higher. The Dow…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s EMISAL to join forces for salts complex in Marsa Matrouh Yomna Yasser Jan 30, 2018 0 The Egyptian Salts and Minerals Company (EMISAL) is planning to establish an industrial complex to produce salts in…
EGX EGX to close Thursday for 25 Jan. Egyptian Revolution Yomna Yasser Jan 23, 2018 0 The board of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has said that the bourse will be closed for holiday on the occasion of…
World Dow surges 142 points to record, erasing earlier losses as Senate reaches deal to end… Yomna Yasser Jan 23, 2018 0 Stocks closed higher on Monday, erasing slight losses from earlier in the session, as U.S. lawmakers reached a…
forex news Dollar regains footing after US government shutdown, higher yields support Yomna Yasser Jan 22, 2018 0 The dollar regained some footing on Monday after slipping earlier on a U.S. government shutdown, supported by…
forex news Oil edges up on falling US crude inventories, but supply remains ample Yomna Yasser Jan 18, 2018 0 Oil prices inched up on Thursday on a reported decline in U.S. crude inventories, but prices stayed below recent…
Real Estate Egypt on track to execute three plants in El-Dabaa: Housing Minister Yomna Yasser Jan 15, 2018 0 Egypt is carrying out two water desalination stations and one sewage plant in El-Dabaa city, 183.9 miles (295.9km)…
forex news Dollar bruised by worries over China’s stance on US bonds Yomna Yasser Jan 11, 2018 0 Dollar prices nursed losses against the yen on Thursday, having suffered its biggest one-day drop in nearly eight…
Arab Gulf to be supported by surging oil price Yomna Yasser Jan 10, 2018 0 A surging price of oil looks set to give Gulf stock markets a firm tone on Wednesday even though there is little…
Industry & Trade Suez Canal revenues increase to 8.1 bln Egyptian pounds in November Yomna Yasser Dec 25, 2017 0 Revenues of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) rose to 8.1 billion Egyptian pounds ($453.5 million) during November…
Industry & Trade General Electric mulls options for aircraft leasing unit: report Yomna Yasser Nov 7, 2017 0 General Electric is exploring options for its aircraft leasing operations, including the sale of all or part of…
Tech news Apple says no operations were moved from Ireland Yomna Yasser Nov 7, 2017 0 Apple Inc said none of its operations were moved from Ireland and that changes made to its corporate structure in…
Banks Germany’s KFW bank finances €1.8 billion flagships in Egypt Yomna Yasser Nov 4, 2017 0 Germany's state-run development bank KFW has provided financing for projects currently in the country that is…
Tech news Uber CEO heads to Brazil amid new legislative threat Yomna Yasser Oct 28, 2017 0 The chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc, Dara Khosrowshahi, will visit its operations in Brazil next week,…
Real Estate ECETA, Hill International sign MoU to develop operations capabilities in Egypt Yomna Yasser Oct 26, 2017 0 ECETA, a part of Egypt's Al Ahly for Real Estate Development, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
Real Estate Barons Court says Alex West’s housing part to cost 15bn Egyptian pounds Yomna Yasser Oct 19, 2017 0 Egypt’s property developer firm, Barons Court Sports and Leisure says it plans to execute the housing part of Alex…
Arab Saudi stocks edge up on stable insurers, no earnings boost for QNB Yomna Yasser Oct 12, 2017 0 Saudi Arabia’s stock market staged a modest rebound early on Thursday as insurance stocks stabilised, while solid…
forex news Oil prices stable as OPEC says market is rebalancing Yomna Yasser Oct 10, 2017 0 Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as OPEC said there were clear signs the market was rebalancing and as U.S.…
Banks Bitcoin rallies to hit one-month high but experts warn of volatile upcoming event Yomna Yasser Oct 9, 2017 0 Bitcoin staged a rally over the weekend to hit a one-month high despite experts warning of a potentially volatile…
International News Moscow warns it may restrict U.S. media in Russia Yomna Yasser Oct 9, 2017 0 Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organisations in Russia in retaliation for…
Egypt News UN peacekeeping missions not a substitute for governments’ role: Sisi Yomna Yasser Sep 21, 2017 0 The UN's peacekeeping operations should not replace the role of governments in maintaining peace in conflict areas,…
Industry & Trade Dubai wins a mandate for final phase of solar park Yomna Yasser Sep 17, 2017 0 The Gulf desert emirate of Dubai on Saturday announced the award of a $3.8-billion contract for the final phase of…
Banks Egypt’s Pharos Holding eyes 7.5bn pounds agreements in 18 months Yomna Yasser Sep 7, 2017 0 Egypt’s Pharos Holding investment bank is targeting deals worth 7.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($427.84 million) in…
forex news Oil dips as US floods cause large-scale refinery shutdowns Yomna Yasser Aug 30, 2017 0 Oil prices slid on Wednesday as refinery shutdowns in the wake of Hurricane Harvey cut U.S. demand for crude, the…
International News In China, the Party’s push for influence inside foreign firms stirs fears Yomna Yasser Aug 24, 2017 0 Late last month, executives from more than a dozen top European companies in China met in Beijing to discuss their…
International News US navy pauses operations after 10 sailors lost in collision Yomna Yasser Aug 22, 2017 0 The US Navy declared a worldwide pause in its operations on Monday after the latest in a series of accidents left…
International News Philippines war on drugs and crime intensifies, at least 58 killed this week Yomna Yasser Aug 17, 2017 0 At least 26 people died overnight in police operations in the Philippines capital Manila, authorities said on…