EGP 5bn allocated to support micro, small and medium enterprises in 2025/2026 budget: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced that EGP 5bn has been earmarked in Egypt’s new 2025/2026 state budget—effective from 1 July—to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The funding is…
Health Ministry denies claims of meningitis-related deaths among siblings
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday dismissed recent reports alleging the simultaneous deaths of four siblings from meningitis, describing the claims as “unfounded and scientifically unsupported.” In an…
Egypt’s PM inspects Downtown Towers, Lagoons project in New Alamein
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday inspected the Downtown Towers and Downtown Lagoons projects in New Alamein City to review their progress, his office said. Following meetings at the…
Al-Sisi reaffirms Egypt’s commitment to African security, development at AU Mid-Year Summit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi participated on Sunday in the 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), held in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Through a series…
Egypt, World Bank explore deeper cooperation, partnership opportunities
Egypt’s Minister of Public Enterprises Sector, Mohamed El-Shimy, met with a high-level delegation from the World Bank Group at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital. The delegation included…
Hayat Egypt breaks ground on new production lines in Ain Sokhna with $44m investment
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), attended on Sunday the foundation stone laying ceremony for new production lines at the Turkish “Hayat Egypt” factory for…
Egypt participates in permanent bureau meeting of Arab Central Bank Governors in Abu Dhabi
Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), took part in the Annual Meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities’…
Government stresses continued payment of foreign oil partners’ dues
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting on Sunday with Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi to follow up…
Egypt’s Contact insurance arms, Germany’s GIZ partner on SMEs, gender equity
The insurance arms of Egypt's Contact Financial Holding have expanded their partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Egypt to develop insurance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises…
Egypt and Italy mark 50 years of science partnership, discuss future cooperation
Egypt and Italy have marked 50 years of a scientific and technological partnership at a workshop in Cairo, where officials and researchers from both countries discussed future collaboration in strategic…