Day: November 15, 2025

Egypt has launched its National Digital Health Strategy for 2025–2029, a comprehensive plan to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s healthcare system, Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced during a global population and development conference in Cairo held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Abdel Ghaffar said…

Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, stated that climate finance must become fairer for emerging economies and more closely aligned with national development priorities. He said Egypt supports expanding the use of guarantees, blended-risk structures, and hedging instruments to unlock private capital. He added that Egypt also backs the re-channelling of…

The Egyptian government has released full details of its plan to borrow EGP 2.524trn from the domestic market during the second quarter Q2 of fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, as part of efforts to repay maturing debt instruments and finance the state budget deficit. The Ministry of Finance published the plan…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday directed his government to scale up oil, gas and mineral exploration and introduce additional incentives to attract investors, according to a statement from the presidency. The directives came during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi. The meeting…

Chairperson of the Gold and Precious Metals Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, Ehab Wassef, highlighted sharp fluctuations in the local gold market throughout the past week. He explained that although gold prices recorded notable gains in recent days, the metal gave up a significant portion of these increases…

Chairperson of the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Ali Ghamrawy, witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between Minapharm Pharmaceuticals and Bayer International. The ceremony was held in the New Administrative Capital under the patronage—and in the presence—of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, coinciding…

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi has announced the start of initial gas production from the West Burullus field in the Mediterranean Sea, following the successful connection of the field’s first well to the national gas grid. Early production tests indicate output approaching 45 million cubic feet per…

Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Rania Al-Mashat, has called for “just financing” to enable developing countries to meet their climate commitments, stressing that preserving the path of climate action requires a genuine commitment from the international community. Speaking on the occasion of Finance Day at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil,…

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has renewed its strategic partnership with the NilePreneurs Initiative, affiliated with Nile University, to launch the third edition of the ClimaTech Accelerator 2025—a specialized programme designed to support startups and SMEs in the environmental and climate technology sectors. This year’s edition focuses on advancing the…