MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, announced today a circa US$120 million investment by major global and regional growth investors: Apis Growth Fund II, Development Partners International (DPI), and Lorax Capital …
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EntrepreneurshipNorthern Africa
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Electric cars record sales growth of 10.9%, with a total of 1.78 million cars during first nine months of 2020, compared to 1.61 million units during 2019 The Egyptian government …
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The first Arab Forum activities on “Sovereign Sukuk and its Role in the Development of Arab Societies,” has launched today in Egypt’s Cairo by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development …
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Egypt is taking measures to strengthen power linkage lines with neighbouring countries such as Jordan, Sudan and Libya to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to the country, Asharq Al-Awsat quoted Egyptian …
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Business PoliciesNorthern AfricaUBER
Egypt uses Uber drivers to test Chinese EVs before making them locally
State-owned El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, an affiliate of the Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries, has begun testing a number of electric vehicles on Egyptian streets, in cooperation with Uber. …
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FEATURED NEWSNorthern Africa
Mobile wallets increase to 16.3 million in Egypt in H1 2021: Telecom Regulator
The number of mobile wallets in Egypt increased to 16.3 million during the first half (H1) of 2021, compared to 14.1 million wallets in H1 of 2020, according to the …
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The Arab Banking Corporation (Bank ABC) has completed its acquisition of 99.5% of BLOM Bank Egypt, to expand its presence in the Middle East and North Africa. Earlier, Egypt’s Financial …
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Northern AfricaSpotlight
Fawry, Unilever and others celebrate the continued success of the Heya Fawry initiative
In the bid to accomplish its mission of empowering Egyptian women, the leading digital transformation and e-payment network Fawry has just announced the expansion of the ‘Heya Fawry’ initiative to …
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Swvl Inc. Egypt’s Uber for buses has announced plans to go public after its merger with SPAC Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, the combined public …
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EntrepreneurshipNorthern Africa
CreditFins raises pre-seed round for its credit card management platform
Cairo-based Credit Card management platform and fintech startup CreditFins has successfully acquired an undisclosed amount in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Flat6Labs, AUC Angels, TA Telecom Holding, and other …