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Mytilineos, a Greece-based industrial conglomerate whose business units are active in the sectors of metallurgy and energy, is planning to inject investment in Egypt in the areas of construction of solar power plants, storage batteries, new and renewable energy, oil, natural gas, infrastructure and sustainable engineering solutions, Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones […]
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Global Carbon Council (GCC) to enhance regional climate activities, Arab Finance reports citing an emailed press release. According to the agreement, carbon footprint certificates registered with the Global Carbon Council will be available for trading on the EGX, allowing investors to diversify their […]
Shen Ching, a Chinese company producing cast-iron pipes and steel industry, has announced plans to invest $2 billion in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone. Head of the Chinese firm, He Kijo, made the announcement during a meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli in Egypt. The project is set to be built on an area of […]
The World Bank has approved a new $7 billion partnership agreement with Egypt for 2023-2027 with a focus on boosting private sector jobs, provision of better health and education services, and adaptation to climate change. The bank in a statement said the Country Partnership Agreement (CPF) will entail $1 billion per year from the International […]
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones’ (GAFI) CEO Hossam Haiba and CEO of Enterprise Georgia Mikheil Khidureli have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance investment cooperation between the two countries, the Egyptian side said in a statement on Monday. Enterprise Georgia is the corporate body responsible for promoting Georgian investment and […]
The Council for Arab Ministers of Health approved Egypt’s proposal to establish the Arab Drug Agency, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement according to state-run Ahram news outlet. The approval is one of the most fruitful resolutions that resulted from the 58th session of the council, health minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar […]
Egypt signed two agreements worth $1.6 billion with international consortiums on the establishment of the superstructure, management, operation, exploitation, maintenance, and handing over of the container terminals at Ain Sokhna and Dekheila ports, the Arab country said in a statement on Wednesday. The first project will be implemented in the port of Sokhna between the […]
Egypt’s leading e-payments solutions provider Fawry denied Monday any affiliation with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), nor any of its subsidiaries, weeks after US authorities ordered the closure of SVB with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The company in a press release also confirmed that it does not currently have any relationships with any bank […]
Egypt and Greece are working to hire an international consultancy office to carry out feasibility studies for the $4 billion electricity interconnection project between the two countries, Asharq Business reports, citing 3 unnamed sources familiar with the matter. “Selecting a consultant is the most important step of the project,” one of the sources said, adding […]
German project developer Conjuncta, Egypt’s energy provider Infinity, and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have signed an agreement to set up an international consortium for a hydrogen project in Mauritania requiring a total investment of $34 billion. The project will have a production capacity of up to 8 million tons of green hydrogen or other […]