SMEDA signs cooperation agreements with 14 NGOs in microfinance field

We seek to encourage establishment of microenterprises, with aim of improving living conditions, providing more job opportunities, says Gamea

Hossam Mounir

Berlinale: Iranian film ‘Khook’ hooks with dark humor, AC/DC and Instagram likes

Iran's cinema has helped culture a certain image of the country in the West. With an absurdist comedy about a blacklisted director hoping to become a serial killer's target, Mani…

Deutsche Welle

International law firms attracted by legislative changes in Egypt: Secondari

The Italian law firm BonelliErede recently began operating in Egypt. Its local partner for Egypt is Francesca Secondari, who joined the firm in 2003 and whose expertise is in mergers…

Ahmed Farahat

Saudi Abdul Latif Jameel returns to invest in Egyptian energy projects 

Company bidding for $800m worth of solar plants

Mohamed Farag

Egyptian woman digs her name among the world caricaturists

I preferred to make women the heroines for my first book as I found that women have no caricature book that focuses on their issues in the Arab world, Says…

Nehal Samir

Beltone expects fuel subsidies bill to rise to EGP 150bn in FY 2017/18

Research company foresees primary deficit of 1.1% of GDP in current FY

Daily News Egypt

Porto Group Holding reports 109% hike in 2017 profit; proposes bonus shares

Company net profit stood at EGP 245.5m last year, up from EGP 117.5m prior year

Elsayed Solyman

Energy subsidies will be zero by FY 2020/2021: Shaker

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker announced that energy subsidies will be zero by fiscal year (FY) 2020/2021, a change from previous plans that were meant to terminate…

Nevine Kamel

Beltone Holding played major role in companies’ IPOs during 2017

Number of listed companies on EGX is 240 companies, while companies registered in MCDR reached 1,600: MCDR vice president

Daily News Egypt

36.7% rise in Egyptian cotton exports in Q1 2017/18 agricultural season: CAPMAS

On January 12 2018, the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its quarterly bulletin on cotton for the first quarter of the agricultural season 2017/2018. Exports of…

Daily News Egypt