Day: September 10, 2025

Bassel Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), met with Chitose Noguchi, the newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt, to discuss avenues for future collaboration. The meeting reaffirmed the longstanding partnership between the two entities, built on over…

Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, met with South Sinai Governor Khaled Mubarak to review the latest updates on the Dahab City development project, funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The meeting also included Hesham El-Helbawy, Assistant Minister for National Projects, and Ahmed Rizk,…

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, met on Wednesday with Cécile Couprie, North Africa Regional Director at the French Development Agency (AFD), to review ongoing and prospective cooperation in the water sector, according to a ministry statement. The talks focused on a joint study to upgrade and…

The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) recently hosted a delegation from the Tunisian Investment Authority, led by Chairperson Namia Al-Ayadi, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance investment cooperation and exchange expertise between Egypt and Tunisia. The delegation was welcomed by Yasser Abbas, Deputy CEO of GAFI,…

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, held bilateral talks with Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, on the sidelines of the Gastech 2025 conference in Milan, Italy. The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation and fostering joint investments in the oil and gas sectors. Discussions…

Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, has met with the French Development Agency’s (AFD) Regional Director for North Africa, Cécile d’Couprie, to discuss enhancing future cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, Al-Mashat highlighted the…

Egypt and Azerbaijan are preparing to hold the sixth session of their joint committee for economic, scientific, and technical cooperation in Cairo next month, a meeting that will include a business forum aimed at strengthening ties between the private sectors of both countries. The plans were discussed during a meeting…

Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held two high-level meetings with senior government officials to advance coordination across sectors, as part of Egypt’s ongoing efforts to modernize its healthcare system and improve public services. In a meeting with Hatem Nabil, head of the Central Agency for Organization and…

Housing and Development Properties (HDP), the real estate development arm of Housing and Development Bank, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Archimid Architects to supervise its flagship residential project, Square One Exclusive Residences, located in New Cairo. The development spans 45,000 square meters and represents an investment of over…

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that Egypt’s annual urban inflation rate slowed to 12% in August 2025, compared to 13.9% in July. Nationwide inflation also decelerated, falling to 11.2% from 13.1% over the same period. The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) reported that monthly core…