FeaturedTelecomTelecom Egypt debunks claims that it could sell its stake in VodafonePritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Telecom Egypt holds 45% stake in Vodafone Egypt... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceEgypt’s Misr Insurance targets 10% growth by June 2020Pritam BordoloiJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Chairperson Basel El Hini revealed that the company’s profits reached a record high of E£4 bn in 2019... Read more
BankingFeaturedMoneyGram, Suez Canal Bank enable seamless money transfers to EgyptBharath KumarJanuary 24, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 24, 2020March 18, 2020 Suez Canal Bank will link to MoneyGram platform to offer new account deposit services to Egyptian customers... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyAfrican tech startups secure $491.6 mn in funding in 2019Pritam BordoloiJanuary 22, 2020January 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 22, 2020January 24, 2020 2019 also witnessed a 61% increase in the number of investors to reach 261... Read more
EconomyFeaturedEgypt’s external debt increases 17.47% to $109.363 bn last SeptemberBharath KumarJanuary 20, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 20, 2020March 18, 2020 The World Bank estimates Egypt’s volume of long-debt to be more than $98.3 billion... Read more
EnergyFeaturedEBRD to finance Masdar, Infinity joint projects for up to $60 mnBharath KumarJanuary 17, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 17, 2020March 18, 2020 The joint venture known as Infinity Power will work on renewable energy projects in Africa and Egypt... Read more
BankingEgypt’s overdue banking act forwarded to legislatureBharath KumarJanuary 8, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 8, 2020 The much-awaited banking law monitors digital payments and financial technologies... Read more
BankingBank Audi to increase SME loan portfolio to EGP 5 bn by 2019 endInternational Finance DeskDecember 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 16, 2019 Central Bank of Egypt expects banks to increase SME loans on their portfolios by 20 percent by 2020... Read more
Ports and ShippingDP World’s $520 mn Sokhna port expansion nears completionPritam BordoloiNovember 22, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 22, 2019 The expansion will take DP World’s total investment in Egypt to $1.6 bn... Read more
Oil & GasDragon Oil buys BP’s Egyptian concessions, to invest $1 bnPritam BordoloiOctober 22, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 22, 2019 Dragon Oil to increase production to above 75,000 bpd for the next 10 years... Read more