Year: 2025

The Second Forum for the Arab World’s International Day for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development has named His Excellency Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, Minister of State and President of Qatar National Library, as the 2025 Personality of the Year for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development. The forum, organized by…

Commercial International Bank (CIB) has secured The Banker’s Bank of the Year 2025 award for Egypt, cited for the rapid expansion of its factoring subsidiary and the broadening of its sustainable lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The bank’s wholly owned factoring subsidiary, Commercial International Finance Company (CIFC), recorded…

How Gaza’s Abo Rany Rany, AI & Bluelock captured MENA’s attention on YouTube in 2025YouTube’s 20th anniversary end of year lists capture MENA’s pulse as it launches new ‘YouTube Recap’ Feature December 4, 2025 – YouTube announced two major end-of-year moments to close out its 20th anniversary year, including the…

The Egyptian economy is poised to achieve record real growth rates, averaging approximately 6.0% annually over the next twenty-five years (2025–2050), according to World Bank forecasts published in November 2025. Egypt is actively working to increase the economy’s capacity to create more job opportunities by raising growth rates and total…

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, Manal Awad, held two meetings on Wednesday with Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Capital to discuss key financial and environmental priorities, including support for the waste management system and strengthening local revenue streams.…

Egypt and Bulgaria have signed a protocol to strengthen cooperation across 19 strategic sectors, including renewable energy, industry, and investment, aiming to bolster economic relations ahead of the centenary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. The agreement was finalised at the conclusion of the Egyptian–Bulgarian Joint Committee for Economic,…

Egypt plans to replace capital gains tax with a stamp duty to stimulate institutional investment in the stock exchange, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced on Wednesday, as part of a second package of tax facilities aimed at supporting the business community. Speaking at a weekly press conference in the New…

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated on Wednesday that there is “optimism” concerning ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, citing positive economic indicators that have surpassed targets in some areas. Speaking at a weekly press conference following a cabinet meeting at the New Administrative Capital, Madbouly confirmed that…

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held a meeting in London with Hoda Mansour, Managing Director and Vice Chairperson of Sukari Gold Mines, representing global mining leader AngloGold Ashanti. The talks took place on the sidelines of Badawi’s visit to the UK capital as head of the Egyptian-British…

Egypt’s Vice Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, held a virtual meeting with Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and member of the Volkswagen Group Board of Management, to discuss the company’s plans to begin manufacturing cars in Egypt in the near…