Egypt’s non-oil private sector contracts in Feb – PMI
Egypt's non-oil private sector contracted in February 2026 as business activity and demand eased for the first time…
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Egypt’s non-oil private sector expands for second month – PMI
Egypt posted a 50.2 reading in December 2025 on the headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Egypt Purchasing…
Egypt non-oil sector expands at 5-year high
Egypt’s non-oil private sector recorded its strongest expansion in five years in November 2025, driven by rising…
Russia’s private sector downturn eases in August – PMI
Russia’s private sector contraction slowed in August, with the S&P Global Composite PMI Output Index rising to…
Eurozone private sector activity hits one-year high in August – PMI
Eurozone private sector activity expanded at its fastest pace in a year in August, though overall growth remained…
French inflation flat in July, energy prices ease
France’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 1.0 per cent in July 2025, according to a provisional estimate…
India’s business activity hits 14-m high in June — PMI
India's private sector experienced strong growth in June 2025, with business activity increasing at the fastest…
Eurozone growth stagnates in June, services stall
The Eurozone’s private sector showed minimal growth in June, with the HCOB Flash Composite PMI Output Index…
Euro area inflation eases to 1.9% in May ’25
The euro area’s annual inflation rate reached 1.9 per cent in May 2025, down from 2.2 per cent in April, according…
Indonesia’s foreign reserves steady in May – c. bank
Indonesia’s official reserve assets remained stable at $152.5 billion at the end of May 2025, unchanged from April.
H. Kong private sector contracts at slower pace in May ’25 – PMI
The downturn in Hong Kong’s private sector softened in May, with the seasonally adjusted S&P Global Hong Kong…
Germany among EU’s priciest labour markets – official data
Germany ranked seventh in the European Union for labour costs in 2024, with enterprises in manufacturing and…
Euro area inflation eases in March
Euro area annual inflation slowed to 2.2 per cent in March 2025 from 2.3 per cent in February, while inflation…
Eurostat: Euro area inflation eases in Feb. ’25
Euro area annual inflation declined to 2.4 per cent in February 2025, down from 2.5 per cent in January, according…
Egypt’s El-Khatib discusses investment, trade with Bahrain
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib attended the Egyptian-Bahraini Joint…
Eurozone sees 1st economic growth since August ’24
The eurozone economy returned to growth in January for the first time since August 2024, with the HCOB Eurozone…
Euro area inflation up to 2.5% in Jan’25
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.5 per cent in January 2025, slightly up from 2.4 per cent in…
UK trade deficit widens in Nov. ’24
The UK’s total trade deficit for goods and services widened by £3.8 billion to £10.8 billion in the three months to…
US trade deficit up in Nov ’24
The US goods and services trade deficit rose by 6.2 per cent to $78.2 billion in November 2024, compared to $73.6…
S. Africa PMI dips below 50 in Dec ’24
South Africa's Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 49.9 in December 2024, down from 50.9 in November,…
Türkiye cuts rates amid disinflation efforts
Türkiye’s central bank decided to cut its policy rate from 50 per cent to 47.5 per cent on Thursday while adjusting…
World Bank projects 4.7% growth for Kenya in ’24
Kenya’s economy is forecasted to grow at 4.7 per cent in 2024, down from 5.6 per cent in 2023 and closer to the…
S. Africa’s current account deficit narrows in Q3 ’24
South Africa's current account deficit narrowed to R70.8 billion in the third quarter of 2024, from a revised R75.3…
Türkiye holds rates as inflation dips
Turkey's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 50 per cent on Thursday, as annual inflation edged down to…
France’s private sector drops at steepest pace since Jan.
France's private sector continued to contract in October, according to the latest HCOB PMI survey, marking the…
Euro area inflation falls to 2.2% in August
The euro area annual inflation rate fell to 2.2 per cent in August 2024, down from 2.6 per cent in July and…
Ghana’s annual inflation down to 20.4%
Ghana's inflation rate reached 20.4 per cent in August, reflecting a notable increase in the general price level of…
UK trade deficit widens in May-July ’24
The UK’s trade deficit widened significantly in the three months to July 2024, with the total goods and services…
Euro area inflation sees 2.2% fall in August amid lower energy prices
Euro area annual inflation declined to 2.2 per cent in August 2024, down from 2.6 per cent in July, according to a…
Euro area current account surplus rises in June ’24
The euro area recorded a current account surplus of €51 billion in June 2024, up €13 billion from the previous…
Uganda’s private sector continued to improve in July – PMI
Uganda's private sector continued to improve in July, according to Stanbic Bank Uganda's Purchasing Managers' Index…
S. Africa’s current account deficit widens in Q4 ’23
South Africa's current account deficit surged to R165.5 billion in Q4 2023 from R34.4 billion in Q3, reaching 2.3…
Austria eyes green hydrogen opportunities in Egypt
Egypt and Austria have maintained a strong relationship over the years, which is also reflected in their robust…
Nokia wins deal with India’s Bharti Airtel to provide services
Nokia said on Tuesday it has won a multi-year deal with India’s third-largest telecom firm Bharti Airtel Ltd to…
Alphabet’s Google to waive ad serving fees for news publishers amid coronavirus
Alphabet Inc’s Google would waive off the fee it collects from news publishers using its ad services for the next…
Egypt’s Mufti praises Saudi efforts to organise Hajj, services for pilgrims
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam has praised great efforts being exerted by Saudi Arabia to provide all forms of…
Spanish home delivery startup Glovo shuts down its services in Egypt
Spanish home delivery startup Glovo is shutting down its services in Egypt, the company confirmed to Ahram Online…
Uber to pay value added tax in Egypt
Uber has agreed to pay value-added tax on its services in Egypt, Egyptian officials said on Monday, a move that may…
Uber to expand services in Egypt: CEO tells PM Madbouly
Chief Executive Officer of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi said on Thursday that that giant international ride-sharing firm…
Egypt and Jordan sign deal for online shopping from US, UK, China
Egypt and Jordan signed on Sunday an e-commerce deal to allow clients in Jordan to shop from the United States, the…