Egypt
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Society
11/18/2023 11:07:16 AM
Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund launched a humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza on Saturday, consisting of 195 trucks carrying 2,500 tons of aid.
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Business
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Economy
11/16/2023 11:53:38 PM
The International Monetary Fund approved a new loan agreement with Mexico on Thursday worth approximately $35 billion, to bolster the country's economy.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
11/16/2023 9:55:02 PM
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has increased its stake in the Egyptian state-owned company E-Finance For Digital and Financial Investments by 2 percent to 27 percent, according to the company’s Chairman and Managing Director Ibrahim Sarhan.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/7/2023 6:41:13 PM
Gamal Wagdy suggests a rescue operation for the pound
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Business
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Energy
11/3/2023 6:17:31 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, highlighted the contrast between COP27 and COP28, indicating that COP27 focused on mobilizing funds for climate action, while COP28's primary emphasis is on speeding up the just energy transition to achieve emissions reduction targets.
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Business
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Economy
11/1/2023 4:00:00 PM
Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said chaired the first meeting of the new formation of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) on Wednesday, according to a statement by the planning ministry.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/31/2023 7:59:22 PM
Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday, demanding Washington stop funding Israel's war on Gaza.
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Business
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Energy
10/26/2023 6:05:45 PM
The European Union (EU) is considering a proposal to add an electrical interconnection project between Greece and Egypt to its list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), which will facilitate funding and issuing permits for the project.
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Business
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Economy
10/25/2023 12:32:06 PM
The war in Gaza will negatively impact the economies of neighbouring countries; including Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, according to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva.
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Business
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Economy
10/24/2023 3:33:22 PM
Egypt's Ministry of International Cooperation and the World Bank Group held extensive discussions with the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) mission on the executive plan for the Nature, People and Climate Investment initiative.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/22/2023 3:48:27 PM
The lives of at least 120 newborn babies in incubators in war-torn Gaza's hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the blockaded strip, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Sunday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/20/2023 6:54:04 PM
The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defence manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Business
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Economy
10/19/2023 2:07:36 PM
Egypt and China signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for a debt swap to fund development projects.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/17/2023 8:43:04 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin writes on the main messages from Marrakesh on this year’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
10/17/2023 8:26:22 PM
As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings finished last week in Marrakesh, Director of the fund’s Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour discussed Egypt’s economic priorities with Nevine Kamel in Marrakesh
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Business
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Economy
10/15/2023 6:21:25 PM
Egypt is actively working to enhance its social protection system, aiming for greater flexibility, inclusivity, and sustainability, according to Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait, speaking on Saturday at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) meetings in Marrakesh.
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Business
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Economy
10/15/2023 2:58:30 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will announce the dates for the first and second reviews of Egypt’s economic reform programme by the end of October, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait stated on Saturday.
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World
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Region
10/12/2023 9:29:02 PM
The United States and Qatar officials have agreed to prevent Iran from using a $6 billion humanitarian assistance fund, following militant group Hamas's surprise attack on Israel, a news report said Thursday.
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Business
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Economy
10/12/2023 4:57:31 PM
It is necessary and critical for Egypt to adopt a flexible regime for its exchange rate in order to protect its economy from the external shocks that are continuing to emerge, Jihad Azour, the Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), told Ahram Online.
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Business
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Economy
10/12/2023 2:12:41 PM
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that the fund is working on defining a date to send a mission to Egypt to conduct a review of the four-year loan programme it signed with the country in December 2022.
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