Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has travelled to Japan to take part in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), a major global forum focused on Africa’s …
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Egypt Steps Up Organ Transplant Oversight and Standards
Egypt is moving to strengthen its organ transplant program with new rules, tighter oversight, and improved standards to meet international medical practices. The country’s Supreme Committee for Organ Transplantation held …
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Egypt Moves to Raise Dollar Inflows, Support Economy
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has given a new directive to the Central Bank of Egypt, asking the regulator to intensify efforts to raise dollar proceeds from within the country while …
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Egypt Defends Move to Offer Unused State Lands for private Investment
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has defended his government’s decision to offer unused state-owned lands for investment in partnership with the private sector, insisting that the initiative is about unlocking …
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Egypt and China have sealed a landmark $1 billion agreement to establish a major tire manufacturing facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), a move aimed at boosting Egypt’s …
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Egypt Makes Simplified Tax System a Permanent Support for Small Businesses
Egypt has taken a big step to ease the tax burden on small and micro-enterprises by making its simplified tax system a permanent feature of the country’s business environment. The …
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Egypt, China’s Sailun Group Sign $1 Billion Deal for Tire Factory in Suez Canal Economic Zone
Egypt has entered into a major $1 billion agreement with China’s Sailun Group to build a large automotive tire manufacturing plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The deal, announced …
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Egypt Begins Implementation of New Old Rent Law Procedures
Egypt’s Ministry of Housing has announced the start of official steps to implement the new “old rent” law, with a focus on Article 8, which defines the rights and responsibilities …
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Can Egypt’s New Capital Project Prove Critics Wrong?
Egypt is moving forward with its New Administrative Capital (NAC), a multi-billion-dollar mega city project meant to reduce pressure on Cairo and become the country’s new political and economic centre. …
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Kenya’s Startup Ecosystem Hits Record Global Ranking, Beats Nigeria and Egypt in Growth
Kenya has achieved its highest-ever position in the global startup ecosystem rankings, bolstered by a rapid growth rate of over 30 percent — the fastest among countries ranked between 51st …