Al-Sisi orders expansion of oil, gas and mining exploration, new investor incentives
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday directed his government to scale up oil, gas and mineral exploration and introduce additional incentives to attract investors, according to a statement from the presidency. The directives came during a meeting with Prime
Egypt unveils plan to borrow EGP 2.524trn from domestic market in Q2 FY 2025/2026
The Egyptian government has released full details of its plan to borrow EGP 2.524trn from the domestic market during the second quarter Q2 of fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, as part of efforts to repay maturing debt instruments and finance the
Climate finance must be fairer for emerging economies: Finance Minister
Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, stated that climate finance must become fairer for emerging economies and more closely aligned with national development priorities. He said Egypt supports expanding the use of guarantees, blended-risk structures, and hedging instruments to unlock private
Egypt unveils National Digital Health Strategy 2025–2029 to drive systemwide transformation
Egypt has launched its National Digital Health Strategy for 2025–2029, a comprehensive plan to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s healthcare system, Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced during a global population and development conference in Cairo held under
Singapore’s Destiny Energy to invest $210m in Egypt to produce 100,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually
Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), met with Vijay Sersi, CEO of Singapore-based Destiny Energy, to discuss the company’s plans to establish a green ammonia production facility in Egypt. Sersi stated that Destiny
Cairo to launch Phase 2 of Egypt-Netherlands applied research programme
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sweilam, announced that preparations are underway to launch the second phase of the Water-JCAR applied research programme with the Netherlands at the beginning of 2026. The new phase aims to advance innovative
Investment Minister opens 9th Destination Africa with 300 buyers, 90 Egyptian firms
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib inaugurated the ninth edition of the Destination Africa exhibition — the leading platform for the textile, ready-made garments, and home furnishings industries across the African continent. This year’s edition features the participation
DALTEX partners in launch of world’s first AI agricultural engineer ‘ORTH’
Aydi has announced that it successfully raised $7.5m in a pre-seed funding round to launch ORTH, the world’s first AI-powered agricultural engineer — marking a groundbreaking step toward bringing agriculture into the era of artificial intelligence and advancing the future
Standard Bank launches Egypt office to boost Africa, Middle East trade
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial institution by assets, has officially launched a representative office in Egypt to strengthen trade and investment flows between Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. The South Africa-based bank announced the launch at an
Egypt launches 3rd World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development
Egypt on Wednesday inaugurated the third edition of the World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development 2025, held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The event brings together