Year: 2026

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Cairo on Wednesday, where the two leaders co-chaired the second meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Egypt and Türkiye, signing a joint statement and a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding spanning defence, trade…

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam met officials from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday to discuss strengthening cooperation on water and sustainable infrastructure projects, the ministry said. The meeting was attended by Aida Sitdikova, EBRD’s Director of Sustainable Infrastructure for the Middle…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest around $1.2bn in Egypt during the current fiscal year 2026, up from $915m in the previous fiscal year, according to Cheick Oumar Sylla, IFC Director for North Africa and the Horn of Africa. Speaking at the World Bank conference titled “Multilateral Development…

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met a delegation of Swedish healthcare company representatives, led by Sweden’s Minister for Health Elisabeth Laan, to explore ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and expand healthcare and investment partnerships, the health ministry said. The meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters in…

MAG Group for Investment and Trade has announced the expansion of its operations across several African countries, following the signing of new agreements with Chad, Sierra Leone, and Burkina Faso. The agreements cover projects in infrastructure, mining, as well as medical and development sectors, as part of broader efforts to…

Egyptian Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced on Tuesday that the ministry plans to issue two billion dollars in international bonds during the second half of the current 2025-2026 fiscal year. He added that favorable financing is available from long-term development partners on concessional terms, starting in the second half of…

Egypt’s Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met executives from Siemens Healthineers Egypt on Tuesday to discuss proposals to establish specialised oncology and radiotherapy centres and expand cooperation on upgrading diagnostic and treatment services, the health ministry said. Abdel Ghaffar emphasised the importance of public–private partnerships in strengthening Egypt’s healthcare…

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Egypt and Sweden aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in the health and medical fields. The MoU was signed between Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population and Sweden’s Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Khaled…