• Tuesday, 26 February 2019

    What we’re tracking on 26 February 2019

    It remains a slow news week on the business and economy fronts as the press was still focused yesterday on developments at the EU-Arab League summit in Sharm and as the week got off to a slow start in the...
  • Monday, 25 February 2019

    The internet is beyond fixing, we need a new one

    The internet is beyond fixing, we need a new one: The web has caused tremendous political, economic and societal problems, and we “desperately” need a new internet, FT correspondent Hannah Kuchler tells us in a video for FT Rethink (watch,...
  • Monday, 25 February 2019

    What we’re tracking this week and beyond

    UN talk showcasing uses for blockchain outside crypto tomorrow: The UN Technology Innovation Lab Egypt, Egypt Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, UNDP, and IBM Egypt are hosting a discussion tomorrow to introduce blockchain and its uses outside of cryptocurrencies. You...
  • Sunday, 24 February 2019

    Facebook joins race for AI chips

    Facebook joins race for AI chips: Facebook is playing catch up to Amazon and Google in developing chips that can handle the upcoming generation of AI technology, writes the FT. The social network’s AI goals are twofold: to imbue a...
  • Thursday, 21 February 2019

    What we’re tracking on 21 February 2019

    Turkey-style migration agreement with the EU takes a step forward next week: The EU-Arab League summit is set to take place on Sunday, 24 February in Sharm El Sheikh. The summit’s agenda will heavily feature illegal immigration, terrorism and development,...
  • Wednesday, 20 February 2019

    China: in search of the sunny side of the moon?

    China: In search of the sunny side of the moon? The era of next-level tech innovation is seemingly upon us, and China looks set to lead the way — with plans to build the first ever solar power plant in...
  • Wednesday, 20 February 2019

    What we’re tracking this week and beyond

    The Egyptian data satellite Egypt Sat A will launch tomorrow, local press reported. The satellite manufactured in Russia in cooperation with Egypt will be launched from Russian spaceport Baikonur in Kazakhstan. The EGP 500 mn first section of the fourth...
  • Wednesday, 20 February 2019

    Terrorist bomber in Al Azhar dominates Egypt’s talk shows

    As we anticipated yesterday, the terrorist bomber who killed two police officers near Al Azhar mosque on Monday dominated last night’s talk shows. The security services’ pursuit of the bomber, who was responsible for an attempted attack on police on...
  • Tuesday, 19 February 2019

    GAFI announces e-payment move amid Egypt’s financial inclusion vision

    The General Authority for Freezones and Investments’ (GAFI) main investors’ services center will only accept electronic payments as of 20 February, GAFI announced yesterday, according to Al Masry Al Youm. GAFI intends for the remaining centers to follow suit as...

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