Parliament to discuss state budget as Parliament’s 1st COVID-19 case diagnosed
Twelve MPs, who directly contacted infected MP, underwent tests with results to appear after 48 hours, says Wahdan
Egypt takes over leadership of UN African group at Geneva HQ
The African Group is one of the UN’s five regional groups, consisting of 54 member states from across the continent. The group’s main goal is to support African interests at…
Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s partial agreement to fill GERD without Egypt
Partial agreement for first filling could not be approved due to technical, legal aspects that should be included in agreement, says Hamdouk
Manpower Ministry, Huawei discuss cooperation in training and modernisation
Discussions also took place on cooperation between the two sides to train engineers and increase productivity, whilst also developing and modernising technologies to comply with Egypt's Vision 2030.
Cairo Chamber of Commerce calls for adding commercial, service sectors in CBE’s 5% interest loans
Move is to protect commercial sector and allow it to fulfil obligations
MSMEDA, Banque du Caire contribute EGP 620m to finance 40,000 micro-projects
First contract worth EGP 500m will finance micro-projects, second project for financing women is worth EGP 120m, says Gamea
US continues to support Egypt’s economic development: Ambassador Cohen
Washington backs Egypt’s request for emergency financial assistance from IMF
COVID-19 threatens Egypt’s 2020 GDP growth: EBRD
Economy will see rebound of 5.2% in 2021, following sharp decline in previous year due to virus
CBE’s Monetary Policy Committee convenes to decide on interest rates
Maintaining local currency attractive amid economic uncertainty due to Covid-19 crisis suggests keeping rates unchanged
Nuclear tests in 1960s may have contributed to climate change
Atmospheric contamination widespread despite experiments occurring in remote locations
