The World Bank has approved a $400 million loan to Egypt to develop a railway bypass for freight trains that will help improve and decarbonise the country’s transportation and logistics sector, the …
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EGAS announces 5 new gas discoveries in Mediterranean Sea, Nile Delta
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) announced that 5 new gas discoveries were made in the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta, with total reserves of about 317 billion cubic …
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Sisi directs CBE’s governor to end obstacles to import, manufacture within two months
President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Hassan Abdullah, to end all obstacles facing import and local manufacturing operations, resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, …
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Egypt set up committee to ease customs clearance and tax return to participants in COP27
Finance Minister Mohamed Ma’eit has decided to form a committee, whose job it will be to ease customs clearance and value-added tax return to participants in the upcoming climate summit, …
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Egypt aims to raise $6B through selling stakes in state-owned companies before mid-2023
Egypt aims to raise up to $6 billion, before June 2023, by selling stakes in state-owned companies, according to the Minister of Planning, Hala El-Said. El-Said added that the program …
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Egypt’s gas exports hit $8B in 2021/2022
Egypt’s exports of natural and liquefied gas amounted to about $8 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022, according to a cabinet statement on Sunday. Previously, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said …
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Egypt’s energy sector represents 13% of GDP
The Egyptian energy sector represents 13 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) positioning as one of the main factors driving economic and social development, according to the Information and …
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Egypt targets digital exports of $5.5B in 2022/23
Egypt aims to raise its digital exports during the current fiscal year 2022/2023 to $5.5 billion, with an annual increase of 13 percent, according to Reuters. The Assistant Minister of …
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Egypt’s central bank keeps interest rates unchanged for the third time in a row
Egypt’s central bank (CBE) has on Thursday kept its key interest rates unchanged for the third time in a row. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained its …
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Booking.com no longer supports Egyptian Pound
Booking.com, a Dutch online travel agency for lodging reservations & other travel products, announced Wednesday the stoppage of supporting the Egyptian pound starting from Thursday, Sept. 22. This announcement means …