Ministerial group finalizes Egypt’s startup charter

Egypt’s government plans to bolster its startup sector with a new financial package and a unified definition of startups, officials announced following a recent meeting. The Ministerial Group for Entrepreneurship, chaired by Planning Minister Rania Al-Mashat, concluded its third meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital. The…

Egyptian Foreign Minister meets with IOM, ILO, ITU heads in Geneva

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with the heads of three United Nations agencies in Geneva on Monday, discussing issues ranging from migration management to digital transformation and labour standards. His meetings included sessions with Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM); Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General of the…

Egypt’s OOH advertising market surges 53% to reach EGP 6.3bn in 2024

AdMazad, the developer behind AdMetrics – Egypt’s premier outdoor advertising performance measurement and analytics tool – has released a report highlighting a remarkable 53% growth in the country’s out-of-home (OOH) advertising market in 2024. Total expenditure in the sector surged to EGP 6.3bn, up from EGP 4.2 billion in 2023.…

Talaat seeks to boost French investment in Egypt’s ICT sector

Amr Talaat, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, recently met with Éric Chevallier, the French Ambassador to Cairo, to explore ways of attracting greater French investment into Egypt’s growing ICT sector and strengthening bilateral ties, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI). The meeting focused on collaborative programs and projects between…

PM Madbouly reviews progress on ‘Decent Life’ initiative’s phase 1

Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, chaired a meeting on Monday to review the progress of the first phase of the “Decent Life” initiative, a major presidential project aimed at developing Egypt’s rural villages. The meeting brought together key government figures, including Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and…