October 18, 2026 – Al Khaber for Accounting And Auditing Services

National Bank of Egypt retains Global Finance’s safest bank title for sixth consecutive year

October 18, 2026

The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has been named the safest bank in Egypt for 2026 by US-based Global Finance magazine, maintaining the position for the sixth consecutive year in an annual assessment of financial institutions across 114 countries and territories. The recognition is part of Global Finance’s 35th…

Egypt launches investment zone for Qatar’s Alam Al Roum project in North Coast

October 18, 2026

Egypt has launched an investment zone for Qatar’s Alam Al Roum project in North Coast, in a move aimed at attracting domestic and foreign investment, expanding economic activity and accelerating the development of one of the country’s major coastal destinations. The launch was attended by Mohamed Farid, Minister of Investment…

Egypt secures EU market access for farmed fish exports

October 18, 2026

Egypt has secured approval to export aquaculture products to all 27 European Union (EU) member states after meeting the bloc’s technical and regulatory requirements, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade announced. The Egyptian Commercial Service, through its office in Brussels, worked with the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) and…

FRA approves six companies to conduct non-banking financial activities using fintech

October 18, 2026

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), chaired by Islam Azzam, has approved six companies to conduct a range of non-banking financial activities using financial technology (fintech), through its committee responsible for reviewing applications to use fintech. The move is part of the FRA’s ongoing efforts to expand access to non-banking financial…

SCZONE discusses investment, industrial cooperation with Hong Kong’s HKTDC

October 18, 2026

Mostafa Sheikhoun, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), met with a Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) delegation led by Jackie Cheung, Assistant Executive Director of the Council, to discuss investment opportunities and potential partnerships in SCZONE’s industrial zones. The delegation also included Daniel Lam, Regional Director for…

SCZONE seeks Shaanxi investment in clean energy, automotive manufacturing

October 18, 2026

Mostafa Sheikhoun, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), received a high-level trade delegation from China’s Shaanxi Province, led by Jia Chenglan, Chairperson of the Shaanxi Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), to explore investment opportunities in SCZONE’s priority sectors for industrial localisation,…

Egypt’s non-oil exports reach $48bn in 2025: Minister

October 18, 2026

Mohamed Farid, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, said that technology and artificial intelligence (AI) can help boost merchandise and services exports, revealing that Egypt’s non-oil merchandise exports reached $48bn in 2025. Farid attended the opening of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) trading session to mark World Investor Week, organised by…

Japanese education group, Egypt to transform 20 technical schools for nursing and IT

October 18, 2026

Egypt is collaborating with Japan’s Kyoto Ikueikan Educational Group to transform 20 technical schools into international applied technology institutions specialising in nursing, elderly care, and information technology by the next academic year. Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif met on Sunday with Hidetaka Matsuo, CEO of…

Japanese businesses secure regulatory support and work permit assurances during talks with Egyptian labour ministry

October 18, 2026

Egypt’s Ministry of Labor has launched an “Investor Facilitation Unit” to streamline regulatory procedures, with Minister Hassan Radad pledging on Sunday to resolve challenges regarding foreign work permits to encourage the expansion of Japanese businesses in the domestic market. Radad announced the measure during a meeting at the ministry’s…

Egypt signs EGP 4.6bn contracts to operate, maintain 11 desalination plants

October 18, 2026

Egypt has signed contracts worth approximately EGP 4.6bn to operate and maintain 11 seawater desalination plants with a combined designed capacity of 485,000 cubic metres per day, as the government seeks to improve operational efficiency and expand private sector participation in the water sector. The contracts cover plants affiliated with…

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