• Thursday, 9 December 2021

    Last Night’s Talk Shows: Upskilling Egypt’s job market + the latest on the SFE’s projects

    SMART POLICY- Leading coverage on last night’s talk shows: The government wants to upskill the labor market to stop robots stealing our jobs. Egypt wants to tackle the issue of jobs at risk due to automation, Planning Minister Hala El...
  • Tuesday, 7 December 2021

    US consortium gets EGP 3.5 bn Mogamma revamp contract

    US-led consortium tapped for Mogamma overhaul: A consortium of US-based Global Ventures and Oxford Capital together with the UAE’s Al Otaiba Investment signed yesterday a EGP 3.5 bn (c.USD 200 mn) contract to redevelop Tahrir Square’s Mogamma yesterday with the...
  • Thursday, 25 November 2021

    Last Night’s Talk Shows on covid booster shots

    On last night’s talk shows: The Health Ministry’s announcement yesterday that it will soon start handing out booster shots got the headline treatment on the talk shows last night. Yahduth Fi Masr (watch, runtime: 3:37), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch,...
  • Thursday, 25 November 2021

    Egypt economy grows at fastest pace in 2 decades in 1Q

    Egypt’s economy grew at its quickest pace in two decades in 1Q 2021-2022, as it continued to rebound from last year’s slump in activity caused by the covid-19 pandemic. GDP expanded at an annual 9.8% clip during the July-September period,...
  • Wednesday, 24 November 2021

    Gov’t upgrades 2021-2022 growth forecast

    The government is predicting growth of 5.6% in the current 2021-2022 fiscal year, Planning Minister Hala El Said said at EFG Hermes’ Egypt Day conference yesterday, according to a ministry statement. The projection marks an upwards revision of a previous...
  • Thursday, 11 November 2021

    More sectors angling for exemption from private sector min wage

    Business leaders want to exempt companies in eight sectors from complying with the new private sector minimum wage, which will take effect at the beginning of 2022. The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (Fedcoc) has handed a formal request...
  • Thursday, 4 November 2021

    More Egyptian companies have the green bond bug + “green incentives” coming for the private sector

    Egypt’s private sector is preparing to take to market USD 120-200 mn in corporate green bonds, Planning Minister Hala El Said said during COP26 climate summit in Glasgow yesterday. The minister stopped short of giving further details on which companies...
  • Wednesday, 6 October 2021

    El Said talks sustainability as Shoukry pushes for further Russia cooperation

    El Said talks sustainability with EU top green official: Planning Minister Hala El Said discussed investing in sustainable development and the government’s Decent Life initiative in a meeting yesterday with First Vice President of the European Commission and champion of...
  • Tuesday, 21 September 2021

    Bidayat, SFE partner on innovation zone in Islamic Cairo

    Islamic Cairo could host the region’s first “innovation zone”? Rachid Mohmaed Rachid’s Bidayat will study the possibility of developing the historic Bab Al Azab area in the vicinity of the Cairo Citadel into an innovation zone that will support SMEs...

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