Fake news is ‘game’ powerful countries use to sway public opinion: Alexandria Media Forum speakers
Censorship fuels fake news as it blocks credible media outlets, leading to more limits on freedom of speech, speakers at Alexandria Media Forum say
New secondary school system to be computerised, application remains unclear
For years, “thanaweya amma” (secondary school) has been a nightmare for Egyptian students, stirring among them fears and doubts of not reaching their goals, as in many cases, the final…
Bullish consensus on Egypt’s economic stabilization: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
A bullish consensus on the Egyptian economy was expressed at the recent IMF and World Bank annual Spring Meetings in Washington DC about the prospects for emerging markets, according to…
Chipsy launches its biggest agricultural programme for potato seed production
Programme helped company locally source 70% of its seeds in 2017
Decline in private sector’s share of bank loans to 63.2% end-2017: CBE
Banks still prefer to lend to government, abandon role in providing credit to other sectors to enhance business, investment, says Aboul Fotouh
Bavarian Auto celebrates assembling new BMW G30 5 series
Local components at 45% of BMWs, says Zakaria
Renault introduces new Duster at 40th anniversary in Egypt celebration
Industry, trade, economy climate paving way for further expansion, says Walentynowicz
Prince William, Duchess Kate’s third child arrives
Third royal child is fifth in line for throne, pushing his uncle, Harry, to sixth in line
Cyber breach of Careem customer, driver data
Ride-hailing company Careem identified a cyber incident involving unauthorised access to the system it uses to store data. According to a statement sent from the company to its users on…
Egypt-based Swvl raises $8m in series A funding
Swvl, the Egyptian app-based mass transit application, announced an $8m series A that was led by regional venture fund BECO Capital, Africa-based investor DiGAME, and venture capital (VC) firm Silicon…