Egypt aims to strengthen agricultural cooperation with Kuwait

Alaa Farouk, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with Mohamed Gaber Abou El Wafa, Egypt’s newly appointed ambassador to Kuwait, to discuss strengthening agricultural cooperation between the two nations. Abou El Wafa is set to begin his duties in the coming days. During the meeting, the two officials…

CBE sets governance, fit criteria for payment sector officials

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has introduced new governance and internal control regulations, alongside fit and proper criteria for key officials of payment system operators and service providers. These guidelines, which align with the Central Bank and Banking Sector Law No. 194 of 2020, are part of the CBE’s…

Egypt, Türkiye discuss boosting bilateral trade to $7bn

Abdel Aziz El-Sherif, Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service, met with Çağlar Gökşu, Commercial Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Cairo, to explore opportunities for deepening economic and trade cooperation between Egypt and Türkiye . El-Sherif emphasized the importance of developing a joint executive plan aimed at increasing trade volume…

Egypt’s health minister discusses cooperation with Biogeneric Pharma

Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Monday with Ashraf Rabie, Vice President of Biogeneric Pharma, to discuss cooperation in strengthening the country’s healthcare sector, the ministry said in a statement.   Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the ministry’s spokesperson, said the meeting reviewed…

FRA greenlights new real estate funds, financing firms in Egypt

Egypt’s financial regulator has issued a series of approvals for eight companies, including the establishment of new real estate investment funds and licenses to operate in investment and non-banking financial activities, the authority said in a statement on Sunday. The Financial Regulatory Authority’s (FRA) committee for licensing companies approved the…