France’s foreign minister visits Egypt to discuss regional political issues
Official visit comes after Libya’s UN-backed government urged Security Council to block ‘illegal’ oil sales in war-stricken country
CBE launches initiative to settle debts of 3,500 companies, 337,000 individuals
Initiative to benefit NBE, Banque Misr, Banque du Caire, Export Development Bank, EALB, ABE, UBE, IDWBE clients
IFC, Financial Regulatory Authority begin consultations on green bond guidelines in Egypt
The IFC has been assisting the FRA in formulating draft guidelines for green bonds that will now undergo a consultation process with market stakeholders by providing comparative studies from international…
Egypt, France sign MoU for investment cooperation
AFD agrees to provide €60m in funding for social protection, in addition to €2m technical support grant
Trump’s tariffs: When does a trade spat become an actual trade war?
Despite reciprocal tariffs being imposed by the US, China and the EU, many economists think there is still only the threat of an all-out trade war. So what happens if…
CBE to launch innovation support fund worth EGP 1bn in H1 2019: CBE deputy governor
Banks injected EGP 85bn to fund SMEs within CBE’s initiative thus far, says Helal, Increase in EG Bank customer base to 200,000 thanks to new strategy adopted to support young…
Op-ed review: Blaming EFA, bad management for Egypt’s ‘humiliating’ World Cup defeat, exit
Egypt’s successive defeats in the World Cup dominated writers’ op-eds on Wednesday
Agriculture Ministry official sentenced to 10 years
Aziz is part of bigger corruption case at ministry
Prosecution accuses top police officer of torture
Four police officers being detained for four days pending investigations
WFP approves allocating $454m to ensure food safety, end malnutrition in Egypt
Programme provides nutritious snacks to vulnerable children in public, community schools