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Egypt participates in WTO Competition for 2017 Best Promotional Video
Life & Style
September 4, 2017
Egypt participates in WTO Competition for 2017 Best Promotional Video
Egypt is participating in the World Tourism Organization competition for the 2017 best promotional video, with its latest promotion video…
Egypt Central Bank, no intention to pass digital currency trading legislation
Economy
August 23, 2017
Egypt Central Bank, no intention to pass digital currency trading legislation
Egypt’s central bank said it has no intention of issuing legislation or passing a special law that allows the trading…
US pharmaceutical companies look to increase investments in Egypt
Economy
August 19, 2017
US pharmaceutical companies look to increase investments in Egypt
Representatives of US pharmaceutical companies expressed their interest in a possible increase of investments in Egypt, and praised the measures…
Egypt tourism revenue bounces back after crippling dollar shortage: Bloomberg
Economy
August 16, 2017
Egypt tourism revenue bounces back after crippling dollar shortage: Bloomberg
Egypt’s tourism revenues rose to $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, up from $510 million in the same…
Egypt world’s second fastest growing tourist destination for 2017: UN World Tourism Organization
Egypt
August 9, 2017
Egypt world’s second fastest growing tourist destination for 2017: UN World Tourism Organization
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released a report this week ranking Egypt’s tourism market as the second-fastest growing in…
Coming to you from Kerdasa: Egypt’s first mini-car
Features/Interviews
August 8, 2017
Coming to you from Kerdasa: Egypt’s first mini-car
In Egypt, where many suffer under economic hardship, 35-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Saeed al-Feki has been working hard to make something…
Egypt’s SICO Technology to locally produce smartphone for the first time in November
Technology
August 7, 2017
Egypt’s SICO Technology to locally produce smartphone for the first time in November
Sico Technology, an Egyptian-based company, recently announced that it will receive equipment to produce the first Egyptian-made smartphone in November. The company, which…
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt
August 3, 2017
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail signed off on Wednesday to raise drinking water and sewage fees starting August by as…
Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion
Economy
August 2, 2017
Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion
Egypt’s foreign reserves reached $36.036 billion in July, a record high, which the prime minister described as “good news” as…
34% of Egyptians decreased their consumption following waves of subsidy cuts: Baseera
Features/Interviews
July 31, 2017
34% of Egyptians decreased their consumption following waves of subsidy cuts: Baseera
A poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) stated on Monday that 34 percent of Egyptians…