Egypt's GDP grew 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, up from 3.5 per cent in the same quarter of 2024/2025. The Ministry of Planning reported on Thursday.
According to the Ministry's report, investment contributed 2.45 (...)
A.P. Moller-Maersk will begin sending container vessels through the Suez Canal again in early December under a preparatory phase that sets the stage for a full return, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Tuesday.
The decision follows weeks (...)
China's WINPEX Group signed a $15 million agreement on Wednesday to build a lighting and electrical equipment factory in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), the zone's authority said in a statement.
The project, located within the Main (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met Tuesday with Mu Hong, Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in a push to deepen bilateral relations and economic cooperation.
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Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), and Ghada Nour, Assistant Minister for Investment and Foreign Trade, met with Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and (...)
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), witnessed the signing of a new investment agreement with China's WINPEX, a company specialised in lighting products and electrical appliances. The project, developed under the (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Wednesday linked national progress directly to the strict enforcement of laws without exception, arguing that the entire society, including families, schools, and media, has a critical role in developing (...)
West Port Said Port received the cruise ship Celestyal Journey on Monday, carrying 435 tourists from various countries and 465 crew members, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said in a statement. The vessel arrived from Türkiye as part of (...)
The Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS) office in Beijing carried out an intensive programme of activities across Shandong and Hunan provinces in November 2025, as part of efforts to widen trade and investment cooperation with key Chinese industrial (...)
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) received 24 new container-handling units on Monday for the Red Sea Container Terminal (RSCT), operated by Hutchison Ports at Ain Sokhna, the authority said in a statement.
The equipment — supplied by (...)
Egypt and Italy signed a series of cooperation protocols on Tuesday to establish 89 new applied technology schools across multiple specialisations, in a move officials said would significantly expand the country's technical education system.
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Egypt's Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, used an address at the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo on Tuesday to urge stronger US investment in Egypt while setting out Cairo's core positions on Gaza, Nile water security and regional (...)
Chinese investors account for half of the $11.6 billion in foreign investment drawn to Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) over the past three and a half years, reflecting Beijing's expanding footprint in the country's industrial and (...)
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said on Tuesday it had received 24 units of advanced container-handling equipment for Hutchison Ports' Red Sea Container Terminal (RSCT) in Sokhna. This marks a significant step towards launching the (...)
Arriving in Luanda on Monday, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly began representing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the seventh African Union–European Union Summit, held in the Angolan capital on 24–25 November. Madbouly is accompanied by (...)
Egypt opened the second phase of its 2025 House of Representatives elections on Monday, with voting taking place over 24–25 November across 13 governorates, including Cairo, Qalyubia, Menoufia, Dakahlia, Kafr El-Sheikh, Gharbia, Damietta, Sharqia, (...)
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE) has attracted a total of $21.1 billion in investments over the past 10 years, covering 504 projects across its ports and industrial zones. These investments, from more than 29 countries, have (...)
Egypt and Vietnam are considering starting talks on a free trade agreement to deepen economic ties, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly at a meeting on the G20 sidelines in Johannesburg.
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Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Ministry of Petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to advance a major green-energy infrastructure project, including the development of an LNG liquefaction and bunkering station in El-Raswa, (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum on Thursday announced a new oil discovery in the Gulf of Suez by the Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO).
The find follows the successful drilling of the North East Ramadan Crystal exploration well (NER-1X), which is (...)
Egypt and South Korea signed two memoranda of understanding on Thursday to boost cooperation in culture and education, as President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on his first official visit since taking office in (...)
Egypt's East Port Said region is rapidly developing into a major industrial and logistics hub, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday, as the government inaugurated a series of new projects in the area.
Speaking at a press conference, (...)
Egypt's Cabinet approved on Thursday a draft law mandating the minister of petroleum and mineral resources to amend the compliance agreement for oil exploration and production in the North Zafarana Development Area in the Gulf of Suez.
The changes, (...)
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