Egypt among MENA best-performing economies despite COVID-19: OBG
Writing in its recent publication, “The Report: Egypt 2020”, the group added that, despite the disruptive effects of the pandemic on world economies, this trend looks set to continue.
Housing Ministry establishes first phase of New Mansoura power transformer
Mohamed Ragab, head of the New Damietta City Development Authority and supervisor of New Mansoura, said the station will consist of a range of equipment to provide power to the…
Draft law on protecting identities of sexual abuse survivors initially approved
Law was submitted after scores of women shared testimonies of sexual assault against university student
Parliament approves amendment to Penal Code to criminalise bullying
Those found guilty of bullying will be punished with no less than six-month imprisonment
Gold prices hike notably as 24-carat breaks EGP 1,000 barrier
Bullion coin price rises by about EGP 72 to EGP 7,048
IMF expects global goods, services trade to contract 12% in 2020
The report noted that the global volume of goods trade in the first five months of 2020 was about 20% lower than that reported in 2019. The latest figures reflect…
Egypt’s Thanaweyya Amma results announced with 81.5% success rate
Shawky, who gave his approval to the results for the 2020 Thanaweyya Amma exams, said that about 18% of students who sat the exams gained an average score of over…
Egypt’s local bank deposits increase to EGP 3.268trn in June: CBE
The CBE added that demand deposits recorded about EGP 482bn, of which about EGP 192.22bn was by the household sector, and about EGP 31.3bn for the public sector. The private…
Ethiopia’s disputed dam back to negotiating table
Current talks reveal AU sympathy with Ethiopia’s claimed rights to construct projects over Blue Nile without agreement
Al-Sisi approves extending Egypt’s host of CAF headquarters for 10 years
The agreement was signed on 12 February by CAF President Ahmad Ahmad and Egypt’s Minister of Sports and Youth Ashraf Sobhi. It was later approved by Egypt’s Parliament, giving CAF…