A new treatment option for patients living with multiple myeloma has become available in Egypt following the launch of Sarclisa, marking a significant development in the management of one of the most common forms of blood cancer.
The treatment is (...)
Hossam Heiba, Chief Executive Officer of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), said the Authority places strong emphasis on activating the Permanent Start-up Support Unit and strengthening the role of the Investor Dispute (...)
Mohamed El-Shimy, Minister of the Public Enterprises Sector, announced that exports by affiliated companies reached approximately $1bn during fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025, with 40% of companies now exporting to international markets. He added that (...)
Egypt is targeting an "exceptional" improvement in its budget debt indicators while implementing a second package of tax facilities that includes cutting value-added tax (VAT) on medical equipment to 5% from 14%, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said (...)
Egypt has marked a major milestone in its biopharmaceutical development with the laying of the foundation stone for the GENNVAX vaccine manufacturing facility, which is set to become the largest fully integrated vaccine production complex in the (...)
Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met executives from Curagita Group and ACH on Tuesday to discuss investment opportunities and cooperation in the healthcare sector, with a particular focus on upgrading the radiology department at the (...)
Egypt's Chemicals and Fertilizers Export Council, chaired by Khaled Abou El Makarem, is preparing a comprehensive memorandum to be submitted to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly before 15 January, proposing a set of executive measures to stimulate (...)
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed a financing agreement worth EGP 300m with Reefy Microfinance Enterprise Services to support micro enterprises across Egypt.
The agreement was signed by Mohamed Medhat, (...)
Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris said he is interested in managing and operating three Egyptian airports, as the government moves ahead with plans to open airport operations to private-sector participation.
Speaking on Tuesday at the (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed the necessity of implementing the second phase of the Sharm El-Sheikh peace agreement to ensure a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, during a call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (...)
Gaza's health ministry said on Tuesday that six wounded people and two bodies recovered from the rubble had arrived at hospitals over the past 24 hours, as officials warned that freezing winter conditions were worsening an already dire humanitarian (...)
Egypt has secured $9.5bn in concessional financing to support the state budget since the beginning of 2023, linked to structural and sectoral reforms, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said on (...)
Egypt has launched trial operations at Red Sea Container Terminal No. 1 at Sokhna Port, marking a significant milestone in its strategy to transform national ports into a regional hub for transport, logistics and transshipment.
The launch was (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan as part of ongoing coordination between the two countries, Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
During the call, Abdelatty stressed (...)
Egypt has held the first meeting of a committee tasked with rolling out a national "green label" certification system for plastic products and packaging, as part of broader efforts to promote sustainability and advance a circular economy, the (...)
For decades, the European Union has prided itself on negotiating with Washington as a singular, heavyweight bloc of 27 nations. But as President Donald Trump unleashes a fresh diplomatic barrage against the continent, that unity is fracturing into a (...)
Madinaty Golf Club has hosted a charity tournament to raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease, an initiative Omar Hisham Talaat, Chief Business Development Officer at Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), said aimed to utilise the venue's profile to support (...)
Behind closed doors in the German capital, a marathon session lasting more than five hours on Sunday marked a potential turning point in the roadmap to end the war in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, seated across from Donald Trump's envoys (...)
Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said the second package of tax incentives includes measures to prevent double taxation, notably by exempting dividend distributions for Egyptian companies affiliated with holding companies resident in Egypt.
The (...)
Egypt and Albania have held the first session of their joint committee since 1993, a move officials described as a step toward utilising their respective geographic locations to expand access to African and European markets.
The meeting in Tirana, (...)
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has witnessed the signing of a land sale agreement between Elsewedy Industrial Development and Poland-based Fruitful, marking the first Polish investment in Elsewedy's industrial projects (...)
Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB) has launched the Women in Business Empowerment Programme, developed in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and supported by the European Union's Financial Inclusion (...)
Mohamed Farid, Chairperson of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), said that the development of legislative and regulatory frameworks, alongside the expansion of fintech applications, has played a pivotal role in widening the base of (...)
Egypt plans to drill 480 exploratory wells with total investments estimated at $5.7bn over the next five years, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi said on Monday, as the country seeks to reverse a decline in natural gas (...)
HSBC Egypt hosted nearly 300 clients, business leaders and industry experts at its annual Economist Roadshow, bringing together the bank's leading economists to discuss key developments shaping global markets, the regional outlook and their (...)