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Business
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Economy
3/22/2023 3:54:35 PM
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group (WBG) financing arm, said on Wednesday it will make an equity investment of up to €25 million in the Mediterrania Capital Partners’ Mediterrania MC IV fund, with the possibility of investing another €20 million later on.
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World
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Region
3/22/2023 2:53:34 PM
The Jordanian lower house of parliament has voted to expel the Israeli ambassador from Amman in protest against statements made by Israel's far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, according to the Jordanian news agency (Petra).
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Business
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Economy
3/22/2023 11:57:07 AM
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by Russia's invasion and at leveraging even more support by reassuring allies that Ukraine is pursuing strong economic policies.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/21/2023 11:38:00 PM
Egypt condemned on Tuesday the far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s use of a map of Israel that includes Jordanian territories and the occupied Palestinian territories, describing it as "irresponsible behaviour."
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World
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Region
3/21/2023 9:25:21 PM
The United States on Tuesday joined denunciations of Israel's far-right finance minister for denying the existence of Palestinians, calling his remarks "dangerous."
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/21/2023 8:38:36 PM
The government has introduced new income-tax exemptions and allowances as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of rising prices, reports Nahla Abul-Ezz
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Business
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Economy
3/21/2023 8:05:16 PM
Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait has called on the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to support Egypt’s ‘Sustainable Debt Coalition’ initiative, inviting member states to join the coalition in order to “unify the African position on the debt crisis in international forums.”
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World
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Region
3/21/2023 4:34:11 PM
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, sparked outrage in the Arab world after saying in a speech on Sunday in Paris that the Palestinian people, their past and their language are all made up.
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COP27
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Climate change
3/21/2023 1:39:01 PM
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Sameh Shoukry reaffirmed the importance of climate finance, especially for developing countries, during the opening session of the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial on Monday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/20/2023 10:09:00 PM
Egypt has heavily criticised as irresponsible and inflammatory the statements of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in which he denied the existence and history of the Palestinian people.
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World
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Region
3/20/2023 4:33:22 PM
Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday blasted as "inflammatory" remarks made by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that Palestinians do not exist.
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World
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Region
3/19/2023 9:18:37 PM
Qatari prosecutors have charged former finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi with bribery, money laundering and a range of corruption charges, the state news agency said Sunday.
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Business
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Economy
3/18/2023 1:41:16 PM
Troubled Credit Suisse has two days to reassure before the markets open Monday with the specter of a new turbulent week in global finance looming.
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Business
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Economy
3/16/2023 9:56:08 PM
Saudi finance officials on Thursday downplayed risks to the global banking sector after days of market turmoil fuelled by the implosion of two tech industry lenders and pressures on Credit Suisse.
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Business
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Economy
3/16/2023 12:11:52 PM
Egypt is considering the addition of eight state-owned companies to its 32 companies that will be listed under the government’s initial public offering (IPO) programme or offered for strategic investors, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said on Wednesday.
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World
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International
3/15/2023 6:27:13 PM
Teachers, London Underground train drivers, and civil servants joined striking doctors Wednesday in a mass stoppage as Britain's finance minister unveiled his tax and spending plans.
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World
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Region
3/15/2023 12:44:00 PM
Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran "very quickly" after they agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the Saudi finance minister said on Wednesday, despite sweeping US sanctions against the Islamic republic.
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World
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Region
3/14/2023 5:35:47 PM
A human rights organisation said Tuesday that Israel's controversial finance minister Bezalel Smotrich was "not welcome" on a planned visit to France this week.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/12/2023 7:35:22 PM
Egypt’s finance ministry is currently putting the final touches on the new FY 2023/24 budget and will refer it to the House of Representatives in the last week of March, Yasser Omar, deputy chairman of the Egyptian House of Representatives' Budget Committee, said on Sunday.
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Business
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Economy
3/12/2023 6:13:03 PM
Egypt has become qualified to attract both foreign and local investments and is providing all necessary facilities to encourage production in sectors that are of national priority, Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait told the Indian Ambassador Ajit Gupte in a meeting on Sunday.
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