Parliament to discuss comprehensive health insurance bill next week
Insurance coverage cost will rise from EGP 1,300 in the first year of implementation to EGP 4,600 per year per capita
Parliament’s agriculture committee demands government raise price of local wheat
The area of cultivated wheat, last season, reached 3.135m feddans, down from 3.404m feddans in the previous season, down by 269,206 feddans
Op-ed review: Iran, Hezbollah power threat, Renaissance Dam
PM Sherif Ismail addressed businessmen on government efforts to face economic crisis at Akhbar Al Youm conference
$19bn total investments in digital tech in 2015
The fourth EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) summit began on Monday in London. This summit, held for two days, focused on the innovation and fintech (financial of technology) this year,…
Citi Pilots New Digital Platform to Transform Proxy Voting
Proxymity ensures efficiency, transparency and direct exchange between issuer and investor
Egypt has attracted $18b of such inflows since the flotation of the EGP: Jim Cowles
Jim Cowles, CEO of Citibank in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), expressed his optimism towards the growth of the economy in Egypt and the opportunities it offers for financial…
‘Kiss Me Not’ participates at 14th DIFF
Egyptian film “Balash Tebousny” (Kiss Me Not) is to participate at the 14th Dubai International Film Festival running from 6 to 13 December. The film stars young actress Yasmine Ra’ees…
Egyptians warmly embrace downtown’s new book stands
Almost a week has passed since the free book stand initiative began in some of downtown’s most crowded streets, Alfy Pedestrian Boulevard and Emad El-Din street. Yet, their popularity…
Online shopping, tailoring, local markets affordable alternatives to expensive winter clothes
Following inflation of prices, shopping of middle-class citizens became more reliant on clothes stands in public areas
Paradise papers revelations: major illegalities untamed
Wealthy businessmen, politicians and celebrities' evasion of taxes and holding offshore investments eventually puts more pressure on the poorer citizens of society
