Beast of poverty continues to grow

4.6 million children in UK living in poverty, over 3.6 million college grads in US living in extremely difficult financial conditions

Reem Hosam El-din

Syria holds first local elections since beginning of revolution

Since 2011, the Syrian government’s once effective monopoly on the use of force has consistently diminished and, in the past years, has been completely dismantled

Daily News Egypt

Telecom Egypt concludes acquisition of Middle East, North Africa Submarine Cable

Telecom Egypt had announced in August the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airtel, wherein, Telecom Egypt will bundle MENA’s assets with existing assets of the TE network.

Daily News Egypt

Minister of agriculture agrees to strengthen economic cooperation with Polish delegation accompanying ‘Time for Apple from Europe’ campaign

Time for Apple from Europe is a two-year promotional campaign conducted by the Association of Polish Fruit Growers in the Algerian and Egyptian markets between 2017 and 2019

Daily News Egypt

AfDB’s multi-disciplinary mission visits Cairo to review its strategy’s implementation

Expected mission’s outcome to result in updated programme of AfDB’s interventions in Egypt in next few years

Hagar Omran

Banks’ profits score EGP 45.843bn at end of June 2018

Top five banks account for 61.34% of profits, against 72.87% for 10 banks, says CBE

Hossam Mounir

Public enterprise sector minister reveals reform strategy focusing on largest loss-making companies

Agreement with Agriculture Ministry entails planting short-staple cotton to fulfil domestic market needs

Mohamed Samir

CBE establishes financial inclusion information database

We aim to boost banking services’ beneficiaries, avoid duplication, says CBE

Hossam Mounir

Parliament’s majority coalition selects new leader

Abdel Hadi Al-Qasabi to be successor of Mohamed Al-Sewedy

Adham Youssef

No state-owned company to be sold whole: Hesham Tawfik

Emerging markets crises will not affect planned IPOs, state to keep 40% ownership

Mohamed Samir