President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi issued Thursday a republican decree appointing Hassan Abdullah former Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the Arab African International Bank, as acting governor of the Central …
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Mansourah Poultry Egypt agrees to sell entire stake in Koko
Mansourah Poultry’s (MPCO) board of directors approved the purchase offer submitted by Ahmed Gomaa El-Desouky for the company’s whole stake in El-Safwa Poultry (Koko) in consideration of EGP 10.001 million, …
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Mercedes-Benz Egypt to open logistics hub at SCZONE in 2022
Mercedes-Benz Egypt is getting ready to begin operations at its new logistics hub at the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) in Ain Sokhna soon this year, according to a press …
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CBE Governor Tarek Amer resigns, appointed consultant to President Sisi
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer resigned Wednesday and was appointed consultant to President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. The president thanked Amer for the efforts he deployed …
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Central Bank of Egypt collects EGP 100B from local banks
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) collected EGP 100 billion from local banks in the weekly open market operations (OMO) auction at a fixed rate of 11.75%, according to data published on …
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SCZONE, Toyota Tsusho signs MoU for renewable energy projects in Egypt
Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a member of the Japanese manufacturer Toyota Group, …
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Unemployment rate in Egypt stabilizes at 7.2% in Q2
Egypt’s unemployment rate stabilized at 7.2 percent of the total labor force during the second quarter of 2022, on a quarter on quarter basis, according to the state-statistic body. The …
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Egypt pays $6.3B in debt service in Q3 2021/2022
Egypt’s total debt service surged 105.76% year-on-year during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021/2022, recording $6.292 billion, according to data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), …
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Egyptian government proposes amendment to UHI tax contribution law
The Egyptian government is preparing a draft bill to be presented to the Cabinet soon to amend some provisions of the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) Law to deduce the mandatory …
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FRA approves EGX’s proposal to correct trading violations
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved a proposal from the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) to expand the use of the reverse execution mechanism, along with other mechanisms, to correct trading …