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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/18/2022 8:09:20 PM
The ripple effects of the Ukraine war are leading to widespread economic disruption, threatening the supply of food resources and raising the potential for a global famine.
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World
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International
10/18/2022 4:08:06 PM
As the sun beat down on Tuesday on the English seaside resort of Brighton, gathering union leaders warned of mass winter strikes in the face of Britain's cost-of-living crisis.
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COP27
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Focus
10/17/2022 9:36:06 PM
Global food systems have been battered by overlapping crises in recent years. Key among these are the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russo-Ukraine war and extreme weather events resulting from climate change. These have resulted in forced migration, loss of employment, climate stress, loss of biodiversity, and economic instability.
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World
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International
10/17/2022 11:36:50 AM
Britain's new Treasury chief will announce details of his tax and spending plans Monday, two weeks ahead of schedule, in a bid to calm markets roiled by the government's economic policies.
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Business
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Economy
10/16/2022 6:56:58 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday that Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on the economic and structural policies and reforms for Egypt’s new IMF-backed economic reform programme.
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World
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International
10/16/2022 5:15:55 PM
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday vied to reboot her economic programme, but Conservative critics warned the party faces electoral oblivion under her crippled leadership.
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World
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International
10/16/2022 1:31:18 PM
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss insisted on her devotion to "sound" economics heading into crisis talks Sunday with her all-powerful new finance minister, and a tense week of plotting by Conservative critics.
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Business
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Economy
10/16/2022 1:21:43 PM
For the fourth month in a row, Fitch Solutions has raised its projections for Egypt’s real GDP growth in 2022 by 0.36 percent to 6.59 percent, up from 6.23 percent it projected a month ago, according to its updated report on MENA economic outlook. On the other hand, the report maintained its expectations for the country’s inflation rate at 13.2 percent through end of 2022 for the third consecutive month.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
10/16/2022 11:46:40 AM
Egypt’s Suez Canal will provide new fueling services to ships crossing the global trade route through the Red and Mediterranean seas starting from the first quarter of 2023, said Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, adviser to the president of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) for ports.
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Business
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Economy
10/14/2022 5:47:08 PM
Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss installed a new Treasury chief ahead of a hastily arranged news conference on Friday, as she struggled to calm markets and hang on to her job following the release of a controversial economic plan.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
10/14/2022 1:54:00 PM
“Amid the severe economic crisis that the world is facing, we should set out a roadmap for ourselves to forge ahead with economic development in the country at a higher pace and with greater participation from the private sector,” Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli said during a meeting on Monday.
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Business
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Economy
10/12/2022 8:53:03 PM
Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month promising to reenergize the British economy and put the nation on a path to "long-term success.''
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COP27
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Climate change
10/12/2022 7:53:25 PM
The natural resources that form ocean ecosystems can play a significant role in the socio-economic growth and development of nations.
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Egypt
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Society
10/12/2022 6:15:16 PM
Egypt’s parliament speaker Hanafi Gibali said that Egyptian women have “gained a lot of rights in recent years, playing prominent roles in the country's political, economic and legislative life.”
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Business
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Economy
10/11/2022 7:50:00 PM
Global growth is expected to slow further next year, the IMF said Tuesday, downgrading its forecasts as countries grapple with the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, spiraling cost-of-living and economic downturns.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/11/2022 5:51:23 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt, said that "achieving economic growth without transitioning to green economy will not be useful owing to the impact of climate change on resources and vital sectors that the economies of different countries depend on."
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Business
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Economy
10/11/2022 4:44:46 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its projections for Egypt’s real GDP growth in 2022 to 6.6 percent up from 5.9 percent it had expected in July, but lowered it for 2023 to 4.4 percent down from 4.8 percent, according to its World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday.
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World
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International
10/11/2022 4:25:51 PM
Japan and Canada agreed to formally start talks toward signing a military intelligence information sharing accord as their foreign ministers on Tuesday adopted an action plan to strengthen cooperation on defense, economic security and other areas amid growing threats from China and Russia.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/10/2022 11:27:10 PM
The Board of Trustees of Egypt’s National Dialogue said it would follow up on the economic conference, which the Egyptian government is set to hold late in October, noting that there is a “complementary relation” between the National Dialogue and the upcoming economic event.
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Business
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Economy
10/10/2022 9:22:20 PM
A US trio including ex-Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, who played a key role battling the 2008 financial crisis, won the economics Nobel on Monday for research on banks in times of turmoil.
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