Egypt’s trade to BRICS countries soars over 30% post-admission

A new report from Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reveals a significant increase in Egypt’s trade with the BRICS bloc. Egyptian exports to BRICS nations rose by 31.5%, from $688 million to $905 million, in the period from January to December 2024, following Egypt’s official admission…

Egypt pursues stronger agricultural investment across Africa

Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, held a strategic meeting with a ministerial committee to explore ways of enhancing cooperation with African countries in the agricultural sector. The session included Sherif El-Gabaly, Chair of the African affairs committee in the House of Representatives; Hesham El-Hosary, Chair of the…

Madbouly chairs meeting on state IPO programme

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting of the government offerings committee on Tuesday evening to review the implementation of the state’s privatisation programme. At the start of the meeting, the prime minister noted that it was part of a series of regular meetings to follow up on the…

Egypt discusses agricultural cooperation with Netherlands, Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Mostafa El-Sayad, held separate meetings with his Dutch and Saudi counterparts in Amsterdam to discuss strengthening agricultural cooperation, the ministry said in a statement. During his meeting with Jan-Kees Goet, the Dutch Deputy Minister of Agriculture, El-Sayad discussed cooperation in water management…