Madbouly orders detailed plan, timeline for listing army-owned companies
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly convened a meeting on Monday to review the progress of listing companies affiliated with Egypt’s Armed Forces on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). This session is…
Northern Gaza residents return home following new agreement
Residents of northern Gaza began returning to their homes on Monday morning after Qatar announced a new agreement between Hamas and Israel. Under the deal, displaced Palestinians are allowed to…
Ministerial group finalizes Egypt’s startup charter
Egypt's government plans to bolster its startup sector with a new financial package and a unified definition of startups, officials announced following a recent meeting. The Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship,…
Egyptian Foreign Minister meets with IOM, ILO, ITU heads in Geneva
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with the heads of three United Nations agencies in Geneva on Monday, discussing issues ranging from migration management to digital transformation and labour standards.…
Egypt’s OOH advertising market surges 53% to reach EGP 6.3bn in 2024
AdMazad, the developer behind AdMetrics – Egypt's premier outdoor advertising performance measurement and analytics tool – has released a report highlighting a remarkable 53% growth in the country’s out-of-home (OOH)…
Italy to fund study for revitalization of ancient Roman coastal city of Quseir
Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt, Michele Quaroni, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to collaborating with Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development on a range of sustainable development and heritage preservation projects across…
Talaat seeks to boost French investment in Egypt’s ICT sector
Amr Talaat, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, recently met with Éric Chevallier, the French Ambassador to Cairo, to explore ways of attracting greater French investment into Egypt’s growing…
Proposed amendments to criteria for establishing new investment zones: Al-Wazir
Kamel Al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, convened a detailed meeting with Hassan El-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, to discuss proposed…
Finance Minister launches first phase of customs facilitation measures
Ahmed Kouchouk, Egypt’s Minister of Finance, has revealed that the government is set to launch the first phase of its customs facilitation measures as part of broader efforts to enhance…
France’s troop withdrawal from Côte d’Ivoire: Turning point in Franco-African relations?
Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara announced in his January 2025 New Year's speech the withdrawal of French troops from the country by 2025. This announcement, according to the Pan-African non-profit…