Month: August 2025

Supply Minister reviews goods availability, market regulation with Holding Company, subsidiary leaders

Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, convened an extensive meeting with senior officials from the Food Industries Holding Company, heads of its subsidiary firms—including wholesale companies and consumer complexes—and representatives from private-sector milling companies. The meeting comes as part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the food…

Egypt intensifies climate action ahead of COP30 in Brazil

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, Manal Awad, convened a high-level coordination meeting with senior officials from the Ministry of Environment and the Central Department for Climate Change to review Egypt’s climate efforts in preparation for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil next year. During…

China hosts largest-ever SCO summit with focus on security, economy

The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit opened in Tianjin, China, on Sunday, with leaders including China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin set to discuss security and economic cooperation at what has been billed as the group’s largest-ever meeting. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted an official dinner on Saturday…

Egypt’s ready-made garment exports surge 26% in 7M 2025

Egypt’s ready-made garment exports surged impressively during the first seven months of 2025, reaching approximately $1.939bn, up from $1.539bn during the same period last year—an annual growth rate of 26%. According to the Apparel Export Council (AEC), these figures mark the beginning of a new, more expansive phase in the…

Egypt advances national industry, attract global investment: Minister

Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa, Minister of State for Military Production, has affirmed that the successful localisation of armoured steel manufacturing at Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries Company (Factory 100)—in partnership with the private sector—is a historic milestone for Egypt. This achievement places Egypt among only six countries globally capable of producing…