30 companies completes financial closure of solar energy feed-in tariff projects 

The companies participating in the second phase of the solar power plants will inject total investments worth $2bn

Mohamed Farag

Presentation Sports to compete with “beIN” over broadcasting 2018 World Cup

CEO says the company won the new sponsorship contract from the Egyptian Football Association for EGP 405m

Alaa Moustafa

Marsa Alam Investors Association complain from imposition of fees by Red Sea Ports Authority

Occupancy rates are still very weak in the region, government should have supported the sector instead of imposing more fees, as 50% of hotels have been closed over the last…

Daily News Egypt

Evaluation of pilot incentive programme for charter, regular economy flights within 6 months

Flights from Germany increased during the first nine months by 25%, from Italy by 30%, reflecting the need for a strong incentive programme

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Hotel occupancy rates recover in Sharm El-Sheikh

Hotel annual losses in Sharm El-Sheikh have exceeded $1bn since Russian and British flights were suspended in November 2015

Daily News Egypt

Sound and Light agrees to increase Antiquities Ministry profits to 20% by 2020 

Sound and light company reduced its losses during the last fiscal year to EGP 11m compared to EGP 19m during the previous year a decrease of EGP 8m 

Basma Ragab

Will Egyptian bonds remain attractive to foreign investors in a low interest rate environment?

Central Bank gets ready to abort its tightening cycle as inflation eases

Elsayed Solyman

Jordanian Electric Power, CTIP withdraw from solar energy feed-in tariff project

Five companies consider withdrawing from the project due to their inability to provide secure the required funding

Mohamed Farag

EGP 80bn total losses of  “Maspero” and “Railway” and “GARPAD”

Parliament considers forming a “fact-finding committee” to monitor the violations made by the three entities 

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

IDA to establish industrial zone with CNY 5bn of investment 

China finances 60% of the project that will be specialised in textile industries

Mohamed Ayyad