Mohamed Samir

Mohamed Samir Khedr is an economic and political journalist, analyst, and editor specializing in geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and the Eastern Mediterranean. For the past decade, he has covered Egypt's and the MENA region's financial, business, and geopolitical updates. Currently, he is the Executive Editor of the Daily News Egypt, where he leads a team of journalists in producing high-quality, in-depth reporting and analysis on the region's most pressing issues. His work has been featured in leading international publications. Samir is a highly respected expert on the Middle East and Africa, and his insights are regularly sought by policymakers, academics, and business leaders. He is a passionate advocate for independent journalism and a strong believer in the power of storytelling to inform and inspire. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Moh_S_Khedr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-samir-khedr/
973 Articles

As Egypt’s reforms almost come to an end, Deutsche Bank foresees growth picking 5.9% in FY 20, EGP, private consumption strengthening

Institutional weaknesses, unfavourable external backdrop may weigh in on growth, inflationary pressure…

Mohamed Samir

Egypt slash fuel subsidies raising petrol and diesel prices by 25%

New price for octane 80 petrol, diesel set at EGP 6.75, octane…

Mohamed Samir

E-commerce sales in Egypt grew by over 150%, mobile purchases make over 1/3 in 2018: Admitad

Online sales in Egypt on Black Friday are 940% more than any…

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El Gouna to host Egypt’s, MENA’s 1st Global Impact Challenge with 220 participants

Egypt regional hub for Singularity University competition, aim to solve issues facing…

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Manama conference is the opportunity of century to achieve peace, security for Palestinians, Israelis: Kushner

Bolton warns Iran against disrupting conference, UN Secretary-General stresses importance of realising…

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Parliament approves Egypt’s largest-ever budget of EGP 1.6tn for FY20

EGP 326.8bn for health and education, EGP 301bn for wages, EGP 149bn…

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Kushner reveals economic blueprint of Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ regarding plan’s division of labour

“If applied, will end all previous Arab Peace Initiatives, will also end…

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Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ will include $50bn of investments in Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon: Kushner

Deal of the Century to distribute the $50bn between Palestinian Territories with$27.81bn…

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Facebook reveals own ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency in bid to move into e-payments

To be launched in 2020, backed by low-volatility assets including bank deposits,…

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Masary targets doubling POS to reach 150,000 POS end 2020, has 30% market share: Chairperson, CEO

FinTech forefront of financial inclusion in Egypt, we aim to process 2m…

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