Month: September 2026

Egypt’s exports of chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, classified under HS Code 180631, recorded strong growth in 2025, reaching around $251m, supported by rising external demand and the expansion of Egyptian products across international markets. According to the Food Export Council, Egypt exported around 33,000 tonnes of these…

The Chairperson of the Egypt Healthcare Authority, Ahmed El-Sobky, met with Mohamed Sherif, Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs, to discuss strengthening health and investment partnerships with African nations, leveraging Egyptian medical capabilities to support health diplomacy and expanding medical tourism. The talks also covered transferring Egypt’s experience in implementing…

Qalyubeya has completed 639 of 703 projects being implemented under the first phase of the presidential Decent Life rural development initiative in Shibin Al-Qanater, with procedures under way to hand over the remaining projects and bring them into service, the Ministry of Local Development and Environment said on Sunday. The…

Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy met with the head of the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) during his visit to Japan to participate in Tourism Expo Japan 2026, to discuss strengthening tourism cooperation and increasing tourist flows between the two countries. During the meeting, both sides highlighted the…

Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Rostom and Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi held a meeting to review performance indicators for the petroleum sector and the latest developments in efforts to increase production and investment, as well as several issues related to improving services provided to citizens. During…

The Urban Development Fund (UDF) has recorded sales worth EGP 6bn since the beginning of 2026 and is targeting an additional EGP 3bn in sales by the end of the year, UDF Chairperson Khaled Seddik said. Speaking to Daily News Egypt on the sidelines of a conference, Seddik said the…

CUBE Consultants has launched CUBE AI-Lab, a specialised studio focused on architectural and engineering design that integrates human expertise and creativity with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The new lab aims to develop a faster, more integrated and technology-driven design process by applying AI tools across different stages of architectural and…

The Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem said that the textile and spinning sector is a key target of Egypt’s industrial strategy, given its strong potential to integrate into global supply chains, deepen local manufacturing and boost exports. During a tour of the 6th of October City’s industrial zone, Hashem inspected…

The Industrial Modernisation Center (IMC) has signed a cooperation protocol with Corporate Stack Solutions, a company specialising in digital consulting and applications, to support the digital transformation of Egyptian industrial companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The agreement was signed by Ayman Elbayaa, Executive Director of the IMC, and…

Approximately 200,000 specialists are currently working in exporting digital services from Egypt to global markets, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hindi said during the opening of the ninth DevOpsDays Cairo 2026 conference.   Addressing the event’s theme, “Sustainable DevOps Methodologies in the Era of Agentic AI,” Hindi stated…