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Business
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Markets & Companies
7/16/2025 4:25:02 PM
Major stock markets turned steadier Wednesday as traders weighed a spike to US inflation that pared bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/16/2025 11:31:58 AM
Malnutrition rates among children in the Gaza Strip have doubled since Israel sharply restricted the entry of food in March, the U.N. said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/16/2025 11:10:39 AM
At its meeting on 10 July, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) maintained interest rates unchanged, keeping the overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and main operation rate at 24 per cent, 25 per cent, and 24.5 per cent, respectively.
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Egypt
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Health
7/14/2025 7:57:36 PM
Egypt’s fertility rate fell to 2.41 children per woman in 2024, down from 2.85 in 2021—a 15.4 percent decline over three years, Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar stated on Monday.
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Business
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Economy
7/11/2025 2:15:24 PM
Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting 1 August, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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Business
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Economy
7/10/2025 8:26:03 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced on Thursday its decision to keep key interest rates unchanged.
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Business
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Economy
7/10/2025 3:32:15 PM
As the Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares to meet on Thursday, 10 July, speculation is rising over whether the CBE will continue its monetary easing cycle.
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Business
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Economy
7/8/2025 12:00:00 AM
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World
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International
7/6/2025 11:00:34 AM
Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm -- one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States in more than a decade.
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Business
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Economy
6/30/2025 2:51:44 PM
Egypt’s economy accelerated its recovery in the third quarter (3Q) of the current FY2024/2025 (January-March 2025), recording a growth rate of 4.77 percent, the highest quarterly performance in three years, according to a statement by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation on Monday.
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Business
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Economy
6/26/2025 2:31:37 PM
The dollar slid Thursday as President Donald Trump lined up candidates to succeed Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, fuelling bets of cuts to US interest rates.
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Business
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Economy
6/24/2025 8:01:42 PM
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank can afford to wait for the impact of tariffs before deciding on further interest rate cuts, despite President Donald Trump's calls to slash levels.
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Egypt
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Health
6/20/2025 6:43:04 PM
The prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among girls aged 15-17 in Egypt has fallen sharply to 37 percent in 2021 from 61 percent in 2014, Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsy announced on Thursday.
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Business
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Economy
6/18/2025 11:02:00 PM
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fourth consecutive meeting Wednesday, forecasting higher inflation and cooler growth this year as President Donald Trump's tariffs begin to take hold and geopolitical uncertainty swirls.
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Business
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Economy
6/15/2025 3:35:07 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) discussed on Sunday boosting investment flows into Egypt and financing the private sector at competitive rates to reduce costs.
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Business
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Economy
6/5/2025 4:55:22 PM
The European Central Bank's easing cycle reached the one-year mark Thursday when policymakers delivered another interest rate cut as concerns mount about the struggling eurozone economy and global trade tensions.
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Business
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Economy
6/4/2025 1:06:34 PM
Egypt’s annual headline inflation rate accelerated in May to 16.5 percent 2025, compared to a rate of 13.5 percent in April 2025, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) calculations published on Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
6/2/2025 6:05:26 PM
Egypt’s economic rebalancing is gaining momentum, with signs of stabilizing inflation and falling interest rates positioning the country to seize emerging opportunities despite ongoing geopolitical challenges, stated HSBC on Monday.
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Business
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Economy
5/31/2025 12:30:42 PM
President Donald Trump said he is going to double the tariff rate on steel from 25% to 50%, a dramatic increase that could further increase prices for the metal used to make housing, autos and other goods.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
5/29/2025 4:35:38 PM
A strong currency is one that trades where the world believes it should and stays there not by decree but by design.
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