• Wednesday, 22 January 2020

    What we’re tracking on 22 January 2020

    Introducing Hardhat — your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt: We’re proud to launch our second Enterprise industry vertical — Hardhat, which will focus each Wednesday on infrastructure. The scope of the Hardhat is massive, covering everything from...
  • Tuesday, 29 October 2019

    Egypt’s GDP grows to 5.6% in 1Q2019-2020

    Speaking of growth, Egypt’s GDP grew at a 5.6% clip in 1Q2019-2020, up from 5.3% during the same quarter last fiscal year, Planning Minister Hala El Said told Sky News Arabia (watch, runtime: 01:37). El Said did not provide any...
  • Thursday, 23 May 2019

    Egypt announces formation of its EGP 200 bn sovereign wealth fund BoD

    Habemus SWF board members: The Planning Ministry announced yesterday the formation of the board of directors for the planned EGP 200 bn sovereign wealth fund (watch, runtime: 0:58). The board will be headed by Planning Minister Hala El Said as...
  • Thursday, 9 May 2019

    Egypt’s GDP growth accelerated to 5.6% in 3Q2018-19

    Egypt’s GDP growth accelerated to 5.6% in 3Q2018-19, up from 5.5% in 2Q2018-19 and 5.4% in 3Q2017-18, Planning Minister Hala El Said said in a statement yesterday. GDP growth in the first half of the 2018-19 fiscal year reached 5.4%,...
  • Thursday, 28 March 2019

    Cabinet signs off on Egypt’s FY2019-20 state budget

    CABINET WATCH- Council of Ministers signs off on FY2019-20 state budget: Cabinet approved yesterday the draft FY2019-20 state budget, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, and Planning Minister Hala El Said told reporters yesterday, according to Al Masry...
  • Thursday, 21 March 2019

    Cabinet Economic Group reviews Egypt’s preliminary FY2019-20 state budget

    The Cabinet economic group met yesterday to review a preliminary draft of the FY2019-20 state budget, according to a Cabinet statement. The budget forecasts GDP growing at a 6% clip next year, according to Planning Minister Hala El Said. Finance...
  • Thursday, 31 January 2019

    Egypt’s GDP growth in 2Q2018-19 reaches 5.5%

    Egypt’s GDP growth is still accelerating: Economic growth accelerated to 5.5% in 2Q2018-19, up from 5.3% in 1Q2018-19 and 5.3% in 2Q2017-18, Planning Minister Hala El Said told cabinet yesterday, according to a government statement. GDP growth in the first...
  • Tuesday, 15 January 2019

    Egypt’s SWF bylaws expected by month-end, says planning minister

    Egypt’s SWF bylaws expected by month-end: The bylaws and regulations of our forthcoming EGP 200 bn sovereign wealth fund will be done and public by the end of this month, Planning Minister Hala El Said said, according to Youm7. The...
  • Wednesday, 2 January 2019

    El Sisi’s cooperation talks with Trump and Egypt’s state budget top headlines this morning

    For the first time in weeks, the front pages of Egypt three main state-owned newspapers are not running identical stories. Al Ahram’s top story this morning is President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s phone call with US President Donald Trump yesterday,...

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