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Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk has met a high-level Philippine delegation to discuss prospects for expanding bilateral agricultural cooperation and removing barriers to agricultural exports between the two countries. The delegation was headed by Zamzamin Ampatuan, Undersecretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture for Mindanao Affairs and…

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib held a series of high-level meetings with executives from major international firms to review investment opportunities across key sectors of the Egyptian economy. The meetings, held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, focused on strengthening…

Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir has conducted an extensive inspection tour to review progress on the first line of Egypt’s High-Speed Train network. The tour covered the section stretching from 6th of October City to Borg El Arab, with a focus…

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 14% to an estimated $1.6trn in 2025, though growth was concentrated in developed economies while Africa saw inflows plummet by approximately one-third. Egypt maintained its position as the largest FDI host on the African continent, attracting $11bn in inflows. This performance comes despite a…

The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) continues to consolidate its position as Egypt’s largest financial institution in terms of the size of its corporate finance and syndicated loans portfolio, recording steady growth across its credit and financing indicators during the current financial year. This performance reflects the strength of the…