Month: August 2026

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced the completion of the first phase of the presidential Decent Life initiative (Hayat Karima) in Gharbia governorate on Tuesday, revealing that state funding for the initial phase nationwide has exceeded 450 billion Egyptian pounds ($9.1 billion). During a press conference at the conclusion of…

Egypt is discussing plans with Italy’s San Donato healthcare group to develop and operate the New Heliopolis Hospital as part of its efforts to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare facilities, the Ministry of Health said. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with Verdiana Morando, Director of Continuing Education…

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, met with members of parliament to review requests for irrigation and drainage infrastructure projects in the governorates of Qena and Giza, the ministry said. Sewilam met with House of Representatives member Fathy Qandil and Senate member Mohamed El-Badawy as part of…

Egyptian exports to the United Kingdom rose 6.7% to around £1.52bn in 2025, up from £1.425bn in 2024, while Egyptian imports from the UK declined 15.4%, turning the bilateral trade balance into a £195m surplus in Egypt’s favour, according to the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS). The UK is also Egypt’s…

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has launched a tender for eight new licences to produce continuous casting billets with a combined annual production capacity of 2.8 million tonnes, as part of the Ministry of Industry’s efforts to deepen local manufacturing and strengthen value chains across the iron and steel sector.…

  Egypt ranks second by nationality on Forbes Middle East’s 2026 list, with 15 Egyptian chief operating executives (CEOs) represented across banking, real estate, finance, energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and other major sectors. Seven Egyptian-headquartered companies also feature in the ranking, underscoring the growing regional influence of the country’s corporate…