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Egyptian Ministry of Electricity is in talks with six Saudi companies to implement renewable energy and green hydrogen generation projects. Egyptian Minister of Electricity Mohamed shaker is currently in Saudi Arabia for talks with six Saudi firms including ACWA Power, Alfanar, and Fas Holding. The official will be also meeting with Saudi financing entities to […]
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced November 1 the re-election of Egypt’s ex-Minister of Investment, Mahmoud Mohieldine, as executive director and member of the board. Mohieldin represents a group of Arab states, namely Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, along with the Maldives. Following his re-election Mohieldin stressed that […]
Egypt has announced granting ‘golden licenses’ to investor applicants in the north African country for a period of three months, in a bid to speed up projects and boost investment, reports say. The license will allow investors to buy or rent lands, operate and manage the projects and allocate the necessary facilities with just a […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had agreed a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) over 46 months with Egypt, Reuters reports. The deal is part of a four-year international financing program worth a total of $9 billion which also includes $1 billion from the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) and […]
Egypt has increased the minimum wage in the public sector from 2,000 Egyptian pound ($101.3) to 3,000 in a move to help workers surf the increase in the cost of living, reports say. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly who announced the decision said the government will pay an exceptional bonus of EGP 300 for employees in […]
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Egypt in the first week of November to resume talks over a new loan agreement. Egypt and the Washington-based institution began talks for a new loan for the Middle East country in March. The Arab country has turned to the IFM for a new loan […]
Egypt, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel have agreed to develop the Palestinian gas field off the coast of Gaza, Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan revealed Tuesday. The profits from the gas field will go back to the PA and Israel, with Egypt mediating between the parties in an effort to improve the financial situation […]
Kenzz, an Egyptian e-commerce platform bringing shopping to the mass market, has grabbed $3.5 million in seed funding to be used to grow product categories and hire talent, Tech Crunch reports. The round was led by U.S.-based and MENA-focused venture capital firm Outliers Venture Capital and investors include HOF Capital, Foundation Ventures, and Samurai Incubate. […]
Egypt Monday announced its readiness to supply Lebanon with natural gas, once the procedures related to starting exporting Egyptian gas and receiving it in Lebanese territories were completed. Tariq Mullah, Minister of Oil and Minerals of Egypt made the announcement as he received Walid Fayad, the Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water. Mullah also indicated […]
Egypt has announced a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on policies and economic and structural reforms for the country’s new economic reform program, amid talks for a new loan program. Egyptian authorities announced the success of technical meetings held between an Egyptian delegation and the director and experts of the IMF, saying the […]