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Agriculture min.: Gov't keen on offering support, facilitations for farmers, agri-exporters

Date: 2025-02-06 07:16:08 GMT - Germany - Economy - SN:2 - ID:11056467

BERLIN, Feb 6 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Alaa Farouk underlined the Egyptian government's keenness on developing the infrastructure of the agricultural sector and offering all needed support and facilitations for farmers and ....

Petroleum min. to unveil EGYPES 2025 agenda Thursday

Date: 2025-02-05 19:53:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:61 - ID:11056134

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi will hold a news conference on Thursday at the ministry's premises in the New Administrative Capital to announce the activities of the 8th edition of the Egypt Energy ....

Bourse up at close of Wednesday trading

Date: 2025-02-05 16:53:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:11056030

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices recorded collective gains at the close of trading on Wednesday driven by purchases by Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds and individual foreign investors whereas local ....

CBE: Foreign exchange reserves rise to US$47.265 bln by end of Jan.

Date: 2025-02-05 16:47:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:11055954

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Wednesday that foreign exchange reserves rose by about US$156 million in January. This brings Egypt's total forex reserves to US$47.265 billion in January compared to US$47.109 billion ....

Mashat: We encourage more investments in human capital, industrial development, SMEs, technology, entrepreneurship

Date: 2025-02-05 16:40:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:11056012

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat met with Mr. Aliou Maiga, IFC Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group (FIG) for Africa , to discuss key developments ....

EFIG: Misr Insurance launches e-payment service

Date: 2025-02-05 14:04:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:11055310

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - E-Finance Investment Group (EFIG), the government's arm for e-payment in Egypt, said Misr Insurance, the leading company in property insurance domain, launched the service of e-payment of customers' installments. The service ....

OPEN// PM attends signing of MoU between planning ministry, EBRD

Date: 2025-02-05 13:47:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:11055547

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli attended on Wednesday the signing of a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to boost national ....

Sisi signs law to authorize finance minister to guarantee Egypt Aluminum Company

Date: 2025-02-05 13:09:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:11055608

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi signed on Wednesday Law No. 1 of 2025 authorizing the minister of finance, on behalf of the government, to guarantee Egypt Aluminum Company, an affiliate of the Metallurgical Industries Holding ....

OPEN// ITIDA CEO: Number of electronic design companies shot up to over 80 by end of 2024

Date: 2025-02-05 12:55:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:11055488

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Ahmed el Zaher, the CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), highlighted growth in the field of electronics design and embedded systems as the number of companies operating in this domain shot up ....

Madbouli attends signing deal with EBRD to support private sector investments

Date: 2025-02-05 12:52:44 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:11055464

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli attended on Wednesday a ceremony for signing a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The agreement comes upon ....