Featured Egypt’s MSMEDA, AAIB bank sign EGP 150m deal to boost SME financing Aya Anwar May 15, 2025 0 Egypt’s Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) signed a 150 million Egyptian pound…
Featured EGX sees mixed performance in Q4 Aya Anwar Jan 1, 2025 0 Egypt’s main index, EGX30, fell by 5.85 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024, closing at 29,740.58 points on…
Featured President Sisi prioritises telecom expansion, AI strategy for economic growth Aya Anwar Dec 29, 2024 0 President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed intensified efforts to improve telecommunications coverage and internet…
Featured Egypt explores green bonds, sukuk to ease debt – FinMin Aya Anwar Sep 8, 2024 0 Egypt is considering the issuance of green bonds and local sukuk as part of a broader strategy to reduce debt…
Featured 49% of Egypt’s MSMEDA projects target women in 7 months Yomna Yasser Sep 1, 2024 0 Nearly half of the projects supported by the Egyptian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Authority…
Egypt News COMESA Business Council: SMEs drive 43% of Egypt’s GDP Nada Ali Jun 23, 2024 0 Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) constitute 43 per cent of Egypt’s gross domestic product (GDP), employing over…
Money GB capital launches Kredit to finance SMEs in Egypt Nada Ali Dec 26, 2023 0 GB Capital, a subsidiary of GB Corp., launched a new subsidiary, 'Kreit', to serve the financing needs of small and…
Money XMATCH Demo Day: Pioneering $20 mln investment drive for MENA’s SMEs Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 19, 2023 0 XMATCH DEMO DAY, a groundbreaking initiative by Exits MENA and ECOSYS+, has achieved a remarkable milestone in the…
Banks AfDB allocates $148mln to CIB Egypt for SMEs, trade enhancement Nada Ali Dec 3, 2023 0 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a financial package to Commercial International Bank (CIB – Egypt)…
Money Egypt’s Al Baraka Bank may borrow $55mln from IFC Sama Mousa Aug 2, 2023 0 Al Baraka Bank is considering borrowing a loan of $55 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to…
Featured World Youth Forum cancels 5th edition event this year Nada Ali Feb 5, 2023 0 Egypt’s annual World Youth Forum (WYF) will not be launch its fifth edition this year as it will transfer its…
Tech news Egypt’s ITIDA helps outsourcing firms to fulfill EU’s high demand for ICT professionals Nada Ali Oct 26, 2022 0 Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has announced that 21 local IT companies have…
Money Egypt’s Banque du Caire to increase SME loans to EGP 22 billion year-end Amwal Al Ghad English Jul 11, 2021 0 Egypt’s Banque du Caire aims to expand its financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to 22 billion…
Featured NBE signs EUR 800m deal with EIB to finance SMEs Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 6, 2020 0 The European Investment Bank (EIB), National Bank of Egypt (NBE) ) signed € 800 million agreement to finance small…
News New SMEs law provides incentives for innovative entrepreneur, says minister mohamed Hamdy Jul 28, 2020 0 The new SMEs Act is paying attention to entrepreneurship projects that offer new products and services to meet…
Banks National Bank of Egypt, SFD sign new Finance Deal next Week Noha Gad Mar 25, 2015 0 National Bank of Egypt (NBE) is due to sign a new contract worth 200 million Egyptian pounds (US$26.2 million) with…
Banks Union of Arab Banks to Hold SMEs Forum in Egypt by March27 Salma Ayman Mar 5, 2014 0 The Union of Arab Banks will hold small and medium enterprises SMEs: a future vision for sustainable development in…
Banks Misr Iran’s Loans Jump to EGP200 mln, EGP4 bln Portfolio in 2013-End Salma Ayman Jan 11, 2014 0 The total loan portfolios of Misr Iran Banque surged by EGP200 million registering EGP4 billion at the end of 2013,…
Banks NBE’s Environmental Finances Hit EGP1.2 bln at October-End Salma Ayman Nov 25, 2013 0 The total environmental finance of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) hit around EGP1.2 billion at the end of last…
Banks Banque Du Caire Plans EGP200 mln Business Loans 2013-End Salma Ayman Oct 29, 2013 0 An official source at Banque Du Caire has told Amwal Al Ghad that the bank is targeting to boost its business loans…
Tech news ITIDA: Current Unrest Will Not Halt Our Support to Egypt SMEs Salma Ayman Aug 20, 2013 0 Eng. Yasser ElKady, CEO of Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), has revealed that the…
Tech news Egypt’s ICT Minister: Microsoft Pumps EGP 25 Mln To Support SMEs Salma Ayman Mar 26, 2013 0 Eng. Atef Helmy, Egypt’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister, has announced during his visit to…
EGX Omran: Subscribing SMEs In EGX Necessary, Unified African Bourse Requires ICT… Administrator Dec 4, 2012 0 On the sidelines of the third day of the ASEA's 16th Annual Conference, the Egyptian Exchange Chairman Mohamed…