HDP breaks ground on EGP 2.5bn Talda project in Mostakbal City

Housing and Development Properties (HDP), the real estate arm of the Housing and Development Bank (HDB), has signed a construction contract with El Hazek Construction to begin work on its flagship residential project, Talda, in Mostakbal City, New Cairo. The development represents a total investment of EGP 2.5bn. HDP aims…

CBE receives $1.17bn in bids for dollar-denominated T-bills auction

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) attracted bids totaling $1.17bn in its latest auction of US dollar-denominated local treasury bills, significantly surpassing its initial offering. Launched on Monday, the auction offered $950 million in one-year bills maturing on 28 April 2026. The proceeds will be used to repay a previous…

Egypt’s Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance

Egypt’s Gypto Pharma (Medicine City) and US-based Dawa Pharmaceuticals signed a strategic alliance agreement on Tuesday aimed at strengthening Egypt’s pharmaceutical industry and achieving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualification for Gypto Pharma’s facilities. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed the signing ceremony at the government headquarters in the…

AXA Egypt launches first gold investment fund

AXA Egypt Insurance has announced the launch of its first gold investment fund, becoming the first insurance company in Egypt to offer such a product. The move reflects the company’s commitment to providing innovative financial solutions that merge insurance with investment opportunities. This initiative is in line with AXA Egypt’s…

Egypt’s Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum

Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, called on the international community to lower borrowing costs and expand debt-for-development swap solutions to alleviate financial burdens on developing countries, during a UN forum in New York. Speaking at a high-level ministerial dialogue on “Lowering Borrowing Costs and…

Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment

Egypt’s prime minister, Mostafa Madbouly, on Tuesday, witnessed the signing of a shareholders’ agreement to establish two new companies for industrial projects focused on recycling waste into polyester fibre and industrial felt, involving foreign investment.   The two projects, located at the Misr Company for Artificial Silk and Polyester Fibers…