Day: October 15, 2025

Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with representatives of Chinese medical technology companies TechnoWave and Medbot to discuss potential cooperation in developing robotic surgery in Egypt. According to ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the meeting — held…

Egypt has outlined its new economic reform programme, “Egypt’s Narrative for Economic Development,” which focuses on the real economy and empowering the private sector, its planning minister said during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington. In a statement at the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) Ministerial Meetings,…

Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir, together with Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk, announced the continuation of the government’s initiative to support industrial, agricultural, and renewable energy sectors, aimed at encouraging the private sector to expand investment, boost production, and sustain economic…

Bassil Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), announced that between July 2014 and August 2025, the agency has allocated around EGP 4.9bn to finance 128,290 small and micro projects in Egypt’s border governorates, creating approximately 228,597 job opportunities. He added that an additional EGP…

Avrio Gold, a company specialising in gold trading and jewellery manufacturing, is preparing to open a new factory for producing gold jewellery and bullion on a 1,000-square-metre site in one of Egypt’s industrial zones at the beginning of 2026, according to Emad Saad, Chairperson of the company. Saad revealed that…

The American University in Cairo (AUC) will host the International Media Management Academic Association Conference (IMMAA 2025), marking the first time the event will be held outside its traditional venues. The conference is scheduled for Oct. 18-19, 2025, under the theme: “Leading Innovation and Creativity for a Sustainable Media Ecosystem.”…

 Contact Financial Holding has announced a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with e& money, marking a major milestone in Egypt’s fintech sector. The partnership aims to enhance the consumer finance experience through artificial intelligence and integrated digital solutions that bring Contact’s financing services directly into the My e& and e& money mobile…

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a meeting with representatives of global law firm DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., followed by a roundtable discussion with a number of the firm’s partners and leading international investors currently operating in, or seeking to expand into, Egypt. The meetings aimed…

Real estate developer Al Ismaelia has launched TamaraHaus, a restored early 20th-century Neo-Renaissance landmark in Downtown Cairo that has been reimagined as a new hub for culture, design, and hospitality. The project, operated by Alchemy Experience, was recently awarded the 2025 Best Practices in Architectural and Urban Heritage Preservation Award,…