WHO honours Egyptian burn care pioneer Heba El Sewedy

The World Health Organization has honoured Egyptian physician Heba El Sewedy, founder and chair of the Ahl Masr Foundation and Burn Hospital, with the Director-General’s Award in recognition of her pioneering contributions to burn care. The award was presented during the opening of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.…

Legacy Hotels, RTJ II to develop historic Mena House golf course

Legacy Hotels has announced a strategic partnership with world-renowned architectural firm Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ II) to redevelop the golf course at the Mena House, Cairo. The hotel is a property of the Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG). The agreement was signed by Omar Hisham Talaat, Chief Business Development Officer…

PM Madbouly announces tiered cash-based social protection system for Egypt

Egypt is developing a unified, integrated cash-based social protection programme that categorises beneficiaries into tiers based on income, allowing for dynamic movement into and out of the system as living conditions change, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday. The proposed system aims to provide “necessary protection” to targeted and…

GlobalCorp secures Egypt’s largest mortgage securitization at EGP 3.31bn

Ollin Mortgage Finance, a subsidiary of GlobalCorp, has finalized its second mortgage securitization bond issuance worth EGP 3.31bn, following approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA). The issuance was executed under the company’s third securitization program and structured across three tranches to appeal to diverse investor segments. The first tranche…