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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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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EBRD supports green economy in Egypt with a $100M loan for SMEs
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has supported the green economy in Egypt with a $100m loan to Banque Misr for on-lending to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This …
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valU, PayTabs Egypt partners with notchnco to unlock WhatsApp shopping experience
valU, a subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding (HRHO), and PayTabs Egypt has entered into a strategic partnership with notchnco to unlock an outstanding WhatsApp shopping experience for valU’s clients. Through this collaboration, …
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Egypt Prepares for Flagship United Nations (UN) Climate Conference
Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed up its transition …