• Thursday, 3 January 2019

    Three Egyptian startups among 12 African startups to watch in 2019

    Three Egyptian startups made Disrupt Africa’s list of “12 African startups to watch in 2019”: Elves, a personal assistant app, raised USD 2 mn in seed funding at the end of 2017, which gave it room for expansion and growth...
  • Wednesday, 2 January 2019

    Egypt to launch online service for military conscription

    The Armed Forces have inaugurated the first electronic platform for military conscription, according to a statement. The platform will provide all citizens, whether at home or abroad, with direct access to conscription services amid government efforts to push for digitization...
  • Wednesday, 26 December 2018

    Do advances in AI pose an existential threat to humanity?

    Worried about AI? You’re not alone. While doomsdaying about AI is not new, Vox reports that advances in machine-learning techniques give these concerns an edge. The past few years have seen major leaps and strides both in the field of...
  • Thursday, 20 December 2018

    Careem to set up e-wallets for drives in Egypt

    Ride-hailing app Careem is currently in talks with banks and telecom companies to set up e-wallets for its drivers to receive and make payments via mobile phones, Egypt general manager Wael Abou El Ela said, according to Amwal Al Ghad.
  • Wednesday, 19 December 2018

    El Sisi stresses importance of tech and digitization to Africa’s development

    El Sisi stresses importance of tech, digitization to Africa’s development: The advancement of technology and digitization in Africa is key to the development of the continent’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said at the High-Level Africa-...
  • Wednesday, 19 December 2018

    Computers to be granted preferential customs rate, customs duties to be paid in installments

    Your MacBook Pro is now an essential import: Computers will be added to the list of imports on which customs duties will be calculated using the preferential exchange rate of EGP 16 to the greenback, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced...
  • Wednesday, 19 December 2018

    The airwaves were abuzz with praise for El Sisi’s speech in Vienna on digitization

    El Sisi in Austria dominates airwaves: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech at the High-Level Africa Europe-Forum was (expectedly) the main topic of discussion on the airwaves last night. We have more on the president’s remarks in Speed Round, below.The...
  • Tuesday, 18 December 2018

    Too much screen time can be physically changing youth’s brains, early study finds

    Too much screen time can physically change your child’s brain: A study funded by the National Institute of Health suggests that teenagers and adolescents’ heavy use of smartphones, tablets and computer screens can be damaging to their brains, according to...
  • Monday, 17 December 2018

    Central Bank of Egypt could raise ceiling for mobile lending

    The CBE is studying raising the credit ceiling for mobile nano-lending to EGP 1000-1500, up from EGP 500 currently, banking sources familiar with the matter told Al Mal. The bank is now working to set the interest rate banks will...

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