Day: February 11, 2026

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has mandated companies operating in the consumer finance sector to provide insurance coverage for their clients, in a move aimed at strengthening protection for users of non-banking financial services, supporting financial and social stability, and enhancing integration within the non-banking financial sector. Under Board Decision…

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathi, met with Kuwait’s Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Omar Saud Al-Omar – who also serves as Acting Minister of Information and Culture and Chair of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for the Middle East – on the sidelines of…

Egypt’s Healthcare Authority Chairperson Ahmed El-Sobky discussed prospects for expanded healthcare cooperation with Türkiye during a visit to the Turkish pavilion at the World Health Expo (WHX 2026) in Dubai, as part of broader efforts to strengthen bilateral ties. According to a statement from the Authority, El-Sobky reviewed a range…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed two contracts on Wednesday for industrial projects in the Sokhna Industrial Zone worth a combined $13m (EGP 609m) to manufacture food products and fertilisers. Waleed Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the SCZONE, oversaw the signing of the first contract for Al-Atta Group for Food…

Egypt is preparing 60 state-owned companies for either transfer to its sovereign wealth fund or listing on the stock exchange, the head of the government’s state-owned enterprises unit said on Wednesday. Hashem El Sayed, assistant to the prime minister and chief executive of the state-owned enterprises (SOE) unit, stated that…