Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/3/2024 8:16:31 PM
Established to ensure the payment of alimony to beneficiaries, the director of the Family Care Fund lets Amira Hisham in on plans to improve the fund and deal with its challenges
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Business
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Economy
7/3/2024 3:53:39 PM
The Sovereign fund of Egypt (TSFE) and Al-Ahly CIRA for educational services signed an agreement on Tuesday to establish four new international university models in Egypt combining branches of international universities and technological universities.
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Business
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Economy
6/30/2024 8:47:27 PM
Ayman Soliman, the CEO of The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE), has hinted at the relaunch of the country's Initial Public Offering (IPO) program in October.
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Business
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Economy
6/30/2024 2:03:00 PM
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to discuss the completion of the third review of Egypt’s ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) $8 billion loan programme on 10 July, according to the fund’s official website.
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World
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International
6/29/2024 10:51:14 PM
President Joe Biden is looking to recapture his mojo and reassure donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump.
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World
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International
6/29/2024 9:28:56 AM
War and funding shortfalls have hampered progress toward the United Nations' flagship development goals which include action to combat climate change, the organization's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/26/2024 11:25:26 AM
Norway's largest pension fund said Wednesday it had divested from US industrial group Caterpillar because of the risk its equipment was being used by the Israeli army in Gaza.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/24/2024 8:11:26 PM
The EU on Monday agreed to start paying out a first chunk of funds worth 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) earned from Russian frozen assets to help arm Ukraine, bypassing blockages from Hungary.
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Business
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Economy
6/24/2024 6:37:49 PM
The Egyptian pound's performance against the US dollar has fluctuated since the last depreciation of the local currency by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on 6 March in line with its commitments to a flexible exchange rate regime under the $8 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Business
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Economy
6/16/2024 12:35:10 PM
Afreximbank, a pan-African multilateral financial institution, has raised $38 billion in funding since 2014 through its central bank deposit programme, according to vice-president Denys Denya.
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World
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International
6/14/2024 6:31:51 PM
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/13/2024 9:47:00 PM
G7 leaders agreed Thursday on a new $50 billion loan for Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets, support that was welcomed by President Volodymr Zelensky -- though he emphasised the need for more weapons.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/13/2024 8:45:03 PM
Israel’s extremist Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich has decided to cut funding provided to the Palestinian Authority (PA) by 130 million Israeli new shekels NIS or $35 million from revenues collected by Israel on behalf of the PA.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/13/2024 9:48:50 AM
G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen Russian assets to help war-torn Ukraine.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/11/2024 6:04:31 PM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $404 million in new US assistance for the Palestinians, even as the US maintains its ban on funding UNRWA, the largest aid organization for Palestinian refugees.
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Business
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Economy
6/7/2024 1:36:25 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement on the completion of the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) loan agreement, the fund said in a statement on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Health
6/6/2024 8:46:48 PM
During the first five months of 2024, from January to May 2024, 66,147 patients (new and follow-up cases) sought addiction treatment and counselling services via the hotline of Egypt’s National Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction “16023.”
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/3/2024 6:58:02 PM
US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, the White House said Monday, after President Joe Biden was reportedly set to skip it for an election fundraiser hosted by George Clooney.
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Business
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Energy
5/28/2024 5:00:01 PM
The USAID-funded Centre of Excellence for Energy (COE Energy) Egypt, led by Arizona State University, held its Stakeholder’s conference this week to address Egypt's energy transition, identifying challenges, seizing opportunities, and charting a roadmap toward energy security.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/25/2024 12:37:01 PM
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Saturday announced Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as he met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa.
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