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Economy
5/26/2025 6:08:27 PM
Egypt has secured more than $14.5 billion in concessional finance over the past five years, with 57 percent routed through commercial banks, primarily benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to government officials.
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Economy
4/7/2025 12:30:45 PM
Mastercard has entered a strategic partnership with PayTabs Group to facilitate cutting-edge digital payment solutions tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt, the company said in a statement on Monday.
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Markets & Companies
2/25/2025 4:53:50 PM
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financial arm of the World Bank Group, and Attijariwafa Bank Egypt (AWB Egypt) have started a strategic partnership to strengthen the bank’s capital base and ability to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and climate finance initiatives in Egypt.
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Business
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Economy
12/25/2024 12:53:14 PM
Uzbek Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade Laziz Kudratov urged creating a digital platform to connect businesses, facilitate partnerships, and strengthen economic cooperation between Egypt and Uzbekistan, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a statement by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation read on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/18/2024 7:35:57 PM
Zambry Abdul Kadir, minister of high education in Malaysia and head of the Malaysian delegation at the D-8 Summit, stated that his country supports the Cairo Declaration, the outcome document of the 11th D-8 Summit, held under the theme “Investing in Youth and Supporting SMEs: Shaping Tomorrow’s Economy.”
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Economy
11/20/2024 12:56:30 PM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a 50-million-euro loan to the Commercial International Bank (CIB), a publicly listed Egyptian bank, to promote the growth of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt, according to a statement published on the EBRD website on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
10/13/2024 8:33:52 PM
The European Investment Bank (EIB) perceives Egypt as a market with great potential, mainly in the renewables, transportation, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sectors, according to the head of EIB's regional office in Cairo.
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World
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Africa
10/9/2024 10:48:01 PM
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said that supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) should be the focus of African governments as they take on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
9/21/2024 9:35:00 AM
A package of incentives aimed at helping small businesses, startups, and freelancers to pay their taxes was unveiled last week.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/18/2024 6:42:08 PM
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed mixed performance at the closing of Sunday's trading sessions, backed by strong purchases by local institutions and investment funds.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/8/2024 9:00:26 AM
The Egyptian stock exchange ended its trading Wednesday with a collective rise in its indices, achieving market gains amounting to EGP 32 billion -- bringing the market capitalization to EGP 1.954 trillion -- compared to EGP 1.922 trillion at the close on Tuesday.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/6/2024 11:48:12 AM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lent $20 million to Crédit Agricole Egypt to boost small businesses and green investments in Egypt, according to a statement by EBRD on Monday.
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Business
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Economy
7/2/2024 6:50:46 PM
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) acquire 98 percent of the private sector landscape in Egypt, employing over 47 million of the country’s population who are eligible to work.
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Business
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Economy
6/28/2024 6:01:46 PM
Guido Clary, the head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) regional office in Cairo, reaffirmed in an interview with Ahram Online on the eve of the Egypt-EU Investment Conference 2024, which is set for 29-30 June in the Egyptian capital, the deep relations between the EU and Egypt
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Business
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Economy
6/27/2024 2:20:44 PM
Heike Harmgart, managing director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), talked to Ahram Online about the expected outcomes of the upcoming Egypt-EU Investment Conference 2024 and the EBRD plans for the Egyptian market.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
4/16/2024 9:14:20 PM
The Aziza initiative to finance women’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises is another step towards women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion, reports Amira Hisham
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Markets & Companies
2/21/2024 5:47:04 PM
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the end of Wednesday's trading amid sales by foreign investment funds and Egyptian and Arab investors.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
2/7/2024 7:02:24 PM
Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective gains at the close of Wednesday's trading session, backed by purchases by local institutions and Egyptian, Arab, and foreign investors.
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Business
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Economy
1/14/2024 3:47:44 PM
Emirates NBD-Egypt Bank signed a partnership agreement with GV Developments, the developer of the EGP 500 billion Tarboul Industrial City, to offer financial assistance to small and medium-size manufacturers to attract them to the under-construction city.
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Business
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Economy
12/25/2023 5:37:38 PM
Chinese technology giant Huawei has unveiled its Huawei Cloud for Startups 2024 programme, designed to accelerate the growth of startups in Egypt, according to a statement by the company on Sunday.
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