Arab League chief urges more funding, investment for food security
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, opened a ministerial meeting on Tuesday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat, to discuss the issue of “Arab food security…
UNDP, MBRF launch online learning initiative for Arab countries
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), in partnership with Coursera, one of the largest online education platforms in the world,…
Egypt Post invests in Roaderz platform to enhance e-commerce, delivery services
Two companies affiliated to Egypt Post, Post for Investment and Post Distribution Company, have signed a contract to invest in the Roaderz platform, a crowdsourcing platform that connects delivery service…
GAFI to grant 45 more golden licences to boost investment
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) is set to approve 45 more applications for the golden licence in the next few days, after granting 22 such licences…
Egypt’s domestic debt reaches EGP 4.67trn in August 2023
The Ministry of Finance reported that the total amount of local treasury bills and bonds issued by the government reached EGP 4.67trn in August 2023, according to its latest report…
Egypt denounces Houthi attack on Bahraini forces in Saudi Arabia
Egypt expressed its condemnation of the terrorist attack carried out by the Houthi group against the Bahrain Defense Force Task Force, which is part of the Arab coalition forces supporting…
Al-Sisi rejects claims of militarising teachers
Egypt’s President directs Education Minister to establish 100 new schools with EGP 15bn investments
Egypt, Switzerland discuss improving economic ties, investment opportunities
The CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), Hossam Heiba, met with the Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Helene Budliger Arteda, on Tuesday, to discuss…
Egypt aims to boost private sector’s role in economic activity to 65% in medium term: Finance Minister
The Finance Minister and Governor of Egypt at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Mohamed Maait, said that the private sector is the engine of economic recovery and sustainable growth…
City Farm targets $50m in sales of frozen agricultural products in American market
City Farm, an Egyptian company that specializes in exporting frozen vegetables to the US, aims to increase its sales in this market to $50m this year, a 43% growth from…