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Economy to recover in 2018 with expected inflation hikes: Arqaam Capital

The Egyptian pound is expected to appreciate by 10% or more in…

Reem Hosam El-din

Energy subsidy cuts, take its toll on the average Egyptians

Egypt, a country with a population of 90m, where more than 28%…

Mohamed Samir

Interest rate hike will impose significant fiscal burden: economic experts

HSBC believes that the CBE’s tightening cycle has peaked, Capital Economics forecast…

Mohamed Samir

Egyptian pound fist to fist with US dollar yet again

Local currency began appreciating again by 21 piastres in four days, market…

Hossam Mounir

Egypt achieves electricity surplus after years of deficit

Investment in the oil sector turned from importing into self-sufficiency

Mohamed Farag

Egypt pound under fire as CBE shifts to remove limits on foreign currency transfers

Companies getting ready to transfer their profits could weigh on the weak…

Elsayed Solyman

Diplomatic disputes with Qatar: 20 years of on and off relations

How the 1995 coup in Qatar sparked tensions with the country’s neighbours 

Farah Bahgat

Egypt ranks 105 in Global Innovation Index 2017, Switzerland in top spot

UAE secures the top rank in the North Africa and West Asia…

Mohamed Samir

As raw commodity prices accelerate, food companies likely to reprice products

Milk powder prices hover around 5-years high, sugar rises 7.5% in 2…

Elsayed Solyman

Egypt food security in wake of climate change and water scarcity 

Egypt has relied on the Nile, the world’s longest river, as the…

Mohamed Samir