Egypt’s trade with G20 countries hits $70.4bn in first 9 months of 2025
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported an increase in trade between Egypt and the Group of 20 countries (G20) to $70.4bn during the period extending from January to September 2025, compared to $61.7bn in the same
Health minister opens upgraded emergency units, inspects major infrastructure projects
Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Saturday inaugurated upgraded emergency, outpatient and reception units at Matariya Teaching Hospital and the National Institute of Urology and Nephrology, as part of ongoing efforts to modernise health infrastructure and improve medical services,
Egypt’s Unified Procurement Authority explores Pan-African digital platform to expand access to medicines
The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement (UPA) has announced that it is evaluating a strategic proposal to develop a unified digital platform aimed at enhancing access to medicines and medical supplies across Africa. UPA Chairperson Hisham Stait met with representatives
Entrepreneurship key to building more competitive economy at 2025 awards ceremony: Al-Mashat
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said entrepreneurship remained a core pillar of the country’s move towards a more productive, innovative and competitive economy, as she attended the 5th Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA) 2025 at
Industry Ministry approves energy allocations for seven companies in SCZONE
The Ministry of Industry and Transport has approved energy supply requests for seven industrial companies operating within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), following a review by the Ministerial Committee for Industrial Development. The approvals were issued during the committee’s
Egypt explores industrial cooperation in automotive sector with Southern African Customs Union
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib, met with South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to discuss strengthening economic relations between the two countries, with a focus on potential industrial cooperation in the automotive
Egypt, Switzerland’s Stark partner to produce low-voltage electric motors
Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa, Minister of State for Military Production, attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Authority for Military Production and the Swiss company Stark to collaborate on the manufacturing and marketing of electric motors.
New administrative area, model farm launched in South Sinai’s El-Tor
Egypt’s New Egyptian Rural Development Company has launched a new administrative and service area and a model farm in the city of El-Tor in South Sinai, as it expands its agricultural and service development projects into the Sinai Peninsula. The
CBE set to decide EGP interest rates amid sharp split in market expectations
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will hold its seventh regular meeting of the year tomorrow, Thursday, to determine the direction of the key policy interest rates, which remain the primary indicator guiding short-term
Egypt concludes first D-8 health ministers’ meeting with consensus on four priority areas
Egypt has concluded the first health ministerial meeting of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organisation for Economic Cooperation with broad agreement on four priority areas for joint action, the Ministry of Health announced. The three-day gathering, held in the New Administrative