Egypt, EU discuss security challenges in Horn of Africa
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Annette Weber, the European Union's Special Representative to the Horn of Africa, on Tuesday to discuss regional security concerns. The meeting, held at…
Prime Minister urges family planning education in curricula for population balance
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly emphasized the need to incorporate family planning education into curricula, at a Ministerial Group for Human Development meeting. This step aims to achieve population balance…
Egyptian market sees stability, commodity downtrend recently: Madbouy
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly presided over the meeting of the High Committee for Market Regulation and Commodity Prices on Tuesday. The committee, attended by various ministers and officials, discussed crucial…
IMF holds steady on 3.2% global growth forecast, warns of inflation risks, trade tensions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained its 2024 global growth forecast at 3.2% in its World Economic Outlook update released Tuesday, despite downgrading projections for the United States and Japan.…
CBE explains reasons for decline in June inflation
Annual urban headline inflation continued its downward trend, registering 27.5% in June 2024, down from 28.1% in May 2024. The decline was influenced by both food and non-food items, as…
Egypt poised to become mining investment hub: Badawi
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, affirmed Egypt's exceptional potential in the mining sector, positioning it as an attractive investment destination. This attractiveness stems from its…
Kouchouk emphasises Egypt’s open-door policy to attract investors
Egypt's Finance Minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to creating a strong environment that attracts both domestic and international investors across all sectors of the economy. Speaking…
Al-Sisi, Pavel discuss strengthening Egypt-Czech ties, regional issues in phone call
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Czech counterpart, Petr Pavel, reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering bilateral relations in a phone call on Tuesday. The discussion highlighted the strong…
Mideast workforce embrace upskilling to thrive in age of GenAI, climate change: PwC
Employees in the Middle East are actively embracing transformation and demonstrating greater alignment with their organizations’ long-term goals compared to their global counterparts. According to the latest PwC Middle East…
EGP 70bn allocated to 573,000 low-income citizens through 22 banks, 8 companies: MFF
24% of beneficiaries are women, 48% work in private sector, and 22% are self-employed: Abdel Hamid