Contact Financial Holding’s CEO joins 8th Capital Markets Annual Summit
Said Zater, CEO of Contact Financial Holding and Chairpersom of the Egyptian Federation of Consumer Finance, took part in the 8th Capital Markets Annual Summit, which was held under the…
ECOWAS lifts coup sanctions on Niger, urges dialogue
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger after a coup staged in the country last year, a senior official…
A wheelchair brings freedom to a boy displaced by war in Sudan
Twelve-year-old Noureldin Abdelwahid lives with his parents and 11 siblings in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ed Damazine, the capital of Blue Nile State in southeast Sudan.…
Global fintech investment stalls as investors play it safe: KPMG
KPMG's bi-annual report, "Pulse of Fintech H2'23", reveals a significant slowdown in global fintech investment. Investment fell from $196.6bn across 7,515 deals in 2022 to $113.7bn across 4,547 deals in…
European leaders fail to reach consensus on sending troops to Ukraine
Many European countries on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine, after Monday's meeting in Paris during which French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that European nations…
EIB President, Egypt’s Al-Mashat discuss deepening cooperation on sustainable development
European Investment Bank (EIB) President Nadia Calviño met with Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat at the EIB headquarters in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration…
Egypt, US explore ways to boost environmental cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad met on Tuesday with the US Ambassador in Cairo Herro Mustafa Garg, and her delegation, to discuss how to strengthen the cooperation between the…
Egyptian Minister of Communications seeks to boost Swedish investments in IT sector
Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat met with Hakan Jevrell, the Swedish Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, to discuss how to attract more Swedish investments in the…
Egyptian government offers incentives to expatriate investors
Minister of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs, Soha Gendi, met with Ashraf Doss and Marwan Younis, two prominent Egyptian businessmen in the USA, to discuss how to boost the economy…
Trade Minister meets with WTO counterparts in Abu Dhabi
Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir held a series of intensive meetings with trade ministers from member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi. The meetings…