Featured Egypt’s IPO programme to be resumed until September – minister Amwal Al Ghad English Jul 13, 2019 0 Egypt's Public Business Sector Minister Hisham Tawfik announced on Thursday no stakes will be offered for companies…
Stocks Egypt shares likely to move upwards as foreign investors to inject cash-ins Amwal Al Ghad English Mar 3, 2019 0 Egypt shares are expected by analysts to move upwards in the few coming sessions, as foreign investors are expected…
Featured World Bank delegation assess Egypt’s sewage services programme Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 4, 2018 0 Egypt's Deputy Housing Minister Randa el Menshawi said Monday that a delegation from the World Bank visited Egypt…
Featured Uber, Nacita launch first Rent-to-Own vehicle programme in Egypt Amwal Al Ghad English Aug 9, 2018 0 Uber and Nacita AutoCare announced on Wednesday the launch of the first “Rent-to-Own” vehicle solutions programme…
Industry & Trade Apache Corp. unveils plan to dig 50 wells in Egypt in FY2018/19 Yomna Yasser Mar 24, 2018 0 President and CEO of Apache Corp. John Christmann announced on Friday that an ambitious exploration programme is…
Real Estate Development philosophy: Why investing in infrastructure is better for Egypt Yomna Yasser Mar 1, 2018 0 One of the main features of the current development programme in Egypt, which was launched after the June 2013…
EGX Pharma, health-care stocks seen as hottest Egypt picks for 2018 Yomna Yasser Jan 15, 2018 0 Health-care and pharmaceutical shares could prove the hottest choices for investors in Egypt’s stock market this…
Banks Central bank of Egypt says balance of payments rise to $5.1 bln Yomna Yasser Dec 11, 2017 0 The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stated that the total surplus of Egypt’s balance of payments rose to $5.1 billion…
Financial Institutions Egyptians to start feeling effects of economic reforms in 2018: IMF Yomna Yasser Nov 28, 2017 0 International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Egypt Subir Lall said on Sunday that Egyptians will start…
Arab Gulf may have firm tone, ADNOC unit’s IPO could support Abu Dhabi Yomna Yasser Nov 26, 2017 0 Gulf stock markets may have a slightly firm tone on Sunday, buoyed by positive global trends and news of the…
Financial Institutions Egypt to receive next IMF loan disbursal in December: minister Yomna Yasser Nov 23, 2017 0 Egypt is set to receive its next International Monetary Fund loan disbursal in December, Finance Minister Amr El…
Financial Institutions IMF and Egypt reach agreement on loan instalment of $2 billion Yomna Yasser Nov 11, 2017 0 Egypt has reached a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for an instalment of around $2…
Financial Institutions IMF starts second review of Egypt’s economic reform programme Yomna Yasser Oct 28, 2017 0 An IMF delegation started to conduct the second periodic review of Egypt’s economic reform programme in…
International News Trump administration considers pausing U.S. refugee family reunification program Yomna Yasser Oct 21, 2017 0 U.S. President Trump’s administration has drafted a plan to pause a programme that allows family members join…
International News EU leaders to call for end to North Korea’s weapons program: draft Yomna Yasser Oct 19, 2017 0 European Union leaders will demand on Thursday that North Korea end its nuclear and ballistic weapons programme,…
Tech news Alibaba says will invest more than $15bn over three years in global research programme Yomna Yasser Oct 11, 2017 0 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced Wednesday it will invest more than $15 billion over the next three…
MENA News Trump ends CIA arms support for anti-Assad Syria rebels: officials Yomna Yasser Jul 20, 2017 0 The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA's covert programme to equip and train certain rebel groups…
forex news Gold prices drop ahead of ECB meeting Yomna Yasser Jul 20, 2017 0 Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, with the dollar steady as markets looked to a meeting of the European Central…
MENA News U.S. puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program Yomna Yasser Jul 19, 2017 0 The United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday over its ballistic missile programme and…
Tech news Ride-hailing app Uber increases fare in Egypt after fuel price hike Yomna Yasser Jul 19, 2017 0 The San Francisco-based cab-hailing company- Uber increased their fare prices in Egypt early to meet the new rise…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s government unveils new hikes in electricity prices by 42% Yomna Yasser Jul 8, 2017 0 Egypt announced new hikes in electricity prices by up to 42 percent for households as part of a government reform…
Egypt News Egypt launches new program to test, treat Hepatitis C in recovered drug addicts: Minister Yomna Yasser Feb 20, 2017 0 Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali announced on Sunday the launch of a medical examination program…
Egypt News Egypt continues to suffer from currency float consequences Yomna Yasser Feb 9, 2017 0 Eguypt’s economy continues to suffer from the harsh consequences of the government’s reform programme. The…
Industry & Trade German development programme in Egypt targets marginalised provinces Noha Gad Nov 22, 2016 0 The total cost of projects being carried out by Germany in Egypt registers €1.6bn, German ambassador to Cairo…
Blogging IMF loan approval: what’s next for Egypt’s economic reform Noha Gad Nov 13, 2016 0 Egypt successfully secured the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval for the three-year, $12bn loan…
Industry & Trade Industry ministry keens on maximising benefit of export support programme Noha Gad Sep 7, 2016 0 Egyptian trade and industry ministry keens on maximising benefits of the new export support programme, Minister…
Banks WB grants Egypt just $1bn for budget support, $2bn for development projects aya salah Aug 21, 2016 0 An agreement was conducted with the World Bank to use just $1bn to support the 9.8% budget deficit in fiscal year…
Industry & Trade Trade ministry approves new rules of Egypt’s export support programme Noha Gad Aug 16, 2016 0 Egyptian Export Support Development Fund approved seven axes of state's export support programme that were…
Industry & Trade Cabinet plans extending Egypt’s electricity subsidy period until 2026 Noha Gad Jul 11, 2016 0 Egyptian Cabinet plans to extend the subsidy period of electricity consumption prices until 2026, i.e. seven years…
Egypt News Countries to meet in Egypt to end killing of migrating birds aya salah Jul 9, 2016 0 A taskforce of over 20 countries in the Middle East and Europe will meet for the first time in Egypt Tuesday to…
Industry & Trade EU approves new €500mn-aids programme for Egypt – trade minister Noha Gad Apr 25, 2016 0 The European Union has approved new aids programme for Egypt estimated at €500 million to be presented to the…
International News Declassified: Secretive North Korea lifts veil on arms program Noha Gad Apr 13, 2016 0 Ahead of a rare ruling party Congress next month, secretive North Korea is revealing details of its weapons…
Industry & Trade Egypt plans attracting $14bn-investments, signing 20 new oil agreements- PM Noha Gad Mar 28, 2016 0 Egyptian government is expected to sign 15-20 new oil agreements during the upcoming two and half years with…
Tech news Google, IBM and other tech Cos fight to win first position in AI race Ghada Ismail Mar 28, 2016 0 The resounding win by a Google artificial intelligence (AI) programme over a champion in the complex board game Go…
Egypt News Premier Ismail unveils ambitious programme to revive Egypt’s economy Noha Gad Mar 28, 2016 0 Egypt is targeting an economic growth rate of 5-6 percent by the end of the 2017/18 fiscal year, and north of six…
Egypt News Egypt’s PM to deliver govt programme before parliament Sunday aya salah Mar 27, 2016 0 After a minor cabinet reshuffle that saw 10 ministers replaced on 23 March, Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail…
Egypt News Sisi,PM tackle Cabinet programme ahead of presentation to parliament aya salah Mar 16, 2016 0 President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Tuesday to listen to the latest details…
Egypt News Egyptian cabinet may present programme to parliament 27 March aya salah Mar 5, 2016 0 There is still no set date for the Egyptian cabinet to present its programme to the parliament for approval, after…
Egypt News Government to present programme to parliament in March: Egypt’s PM aya salah Mar 2, 2016 0 Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has said his government will present its strategy programme to the…
Egypt News Sedki Sobhi signs military cooperation agreement with Cypriot counterpart aya salah Mar 2, 2016 0 Egypt's defence minister Sedki Sobhi and his Cypriot counterpart Christophoros Fokaides signed a joint military…