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
Local Development Ministry to showcase Upper Egypt development programme at Nov. 27 conference
Egypt will on Nov. 27 hold a high-level conference titled “Reform and Empowerment of Local Administration: Lessons Learned from the Local Development Program in Upper Egypt,” the Ministry of Local Development has announced. The conference, to be held under the
Egypt releases 2023 State of Environment Report
Egypt’s Acting Environment Minister and Local Development Minister Manal Awad announced on Monday the completion and online publication of the 2023 State of the Environment Report, reaffirming the government’s commitment to integrating environmental priorities across all development plans in line
GCF approves $50m for climate-tech investments in Egypt
Egypt’s Acting Environment Minister, Manal Awad, announced that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved $50m for climate-tech investments in Egypt. This funding is part of the Novastar Investment Fund III, a $200m equity venture aimed at mobilizing climate-related
EGP 519m invested to upgrade roads, infrastructure around Grand Egyptian Museum: Minister
Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Manal Awad received a report detailing the ministry’s recent efforts to upgrade and beautify the areas surrounding the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Awad affirmed that developing the museum’s surrounding zone is
Egypt, Canada discuss climate cooperation, green finance at Ottawa meeting
Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Manal Awad held talks with Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Julie Dabrusin on strengthening bilateral cooperation in climate action, environmental policy, and green finance. The meeting took place on
Egypt to launch national health tourism platform in push to become Global Medical Hub by 2030
Egypt is set to launch a National Health Tourism Platform as part of its ambitious goal to position the country among the top 10 global destinations for medical and wellness tourism by 2030. Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar
Egyptian ministers launch 2nd ‘EGY AGRI’ expo in New Valley governorate
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, Manal Awad, and Minister of Agriculture, Alaa El-Din Farouk, on Thursday inaugurated the second edition of the New Valley agricultural exhibition, “EGY AGRI,” a national event reflecting the partnership and efforts to serve the agricultural
Egypt launches first national beverage carton recycling campaign with global partners
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment, under the patronage of Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, has launched the nation’s first-ever campaign to recycle used beverage cartons (UBC), in collaboration with the Waste Management Regulatory Authority (WMRA)
Egypt extends single-use plastics circular economy project to 2027
Egypt has extended its project promoting circular economy practices in the single-use plastics value chain by one year, pushing its completion to 2027 instead of 2026. The extension comes as part of national efforts to curb plastic pollution and accelerate