Al-Ahram Weekly - Economy

Securing power

The government has made concerted efforts to keep the lights on

Capitalising on land

Egypt is using land as collateral to meet its financing needs

No chicken virus

Rumours of a virus leading to the death of chickens in Egypt has ruffled some feathers in the poultry market, but the real culprit is heat stress

Securing leather needs

The Eid Al-Adha holiday provides a quarter of the hides needed for Egypt’s leather industry

Opportunities for Chinese investments

A delegation from Egypt is set to visit China next month following last week’s visit of a Chinese investment delegation to Egypt

A reckoning for the pound

A strong currency is one that trades where the world believes it should and stays there not by decree but by design.

Egyptian pound rising against the dollar

The pound has been gaining ground against the US dollar owing to factors including improved hard currency inflows.

Interest rate cuts on the horizon?

Experts have been speculating about whether the Central Bank of Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates at its meeting this week

More help for industry in Egypt

Al-Ahram Weekly reports on some of the new steps being taken to assist the industrial sector in Egypt

Towards a sugar tax in Egypt?

Egypt may tax companies manufacturing sugar-sweetened products that exceed global standards in order to promote healthier lifestyles.

In line with the IMF 

Focus on Egypt’s economic reforms as the IMF undertakes its fifth review of Egypt’s loan agreement.

Pulling the plug on Chinese protocols?

Al-Ahram Weekly examines the challenges of different EV charging protocols in the Egyptian market

MPs divided over new rent law

Parliament’s Housing Committee began hearing sessions on government-drafted amendments to two old rent laws

International prospects for spring flowers

Moves are afoot to turn Egypt’s annual Spring Flowers Exhibition into an international fair, drawing on its advantages in the ornamental horticulture sector.

Thumbs up from the IMF

The Egyptian economy was commended during this year’s International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings

Cooler rates ahead

On Thursday the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to cut the CBE’s overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the rate of the main operation by 225 basis points to 25 per cent, 26 per cent, and 25.5 per cent, respectively.

Benefits of US tariffs

Egyptian exporters are recalibrating their strategies to adjust to the new global trade order promoted by the US

Budgeting for the future

Gamal Essam El-Din reviews the government’s 2025-26 budget and socioeconomic development plan

Leveraging Africa’s digital economy

GITEX Africa, one of the continent’s largest technology shows, will shed light on the impact of artificial intelligence and startups in defining Africa’s future

Drawing in more EU investments

The second tranche of an EU financial package for Egypt is expected to bolster macroeconomic stability and foster the investment climate, experts tell Al-Ahram Weekly

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