• Tuesday, 15 June 2021

    TONIGHT: More Astrazeneca incoming. + A top US general is in Cairo. + Boeing-Airbus dispute finally shelved. ALSO: Source code for the internet is being auctioned off as an NFT.

    Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to a pleasantly brisk afternoon of news, with stories on M&A, digital payments and waste management all catching our eye.THE BIG STORY TODAY here at home: We’re getting another shipment of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 jab, with...
  • Monday, 14 June 2021

    Egypt + France are trade BFFs

    The foreign press is zoning in on French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire’s visit to Cairo, where he signed a number of contracts and agreements worth almost EUR 4 bn that will strengthen trade ties between the two countries. (Bloomberg...
  • Monday, 14 June 2021

    More details on the Egypt-France financing agreement

    More details of the EUR 3.8 bn in agreements and contracts signed with France yesterday, courtesy of the cabinet.Transport: Funding from the French government will go towards a raft of transport projects, including the supply of 55 new trains for...
  • Sunday, 13 June 2021

    How France wants to be among our top trading partners

    Egypt and France sign near EUR 4 bn in bilateral agreements and contracts: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi signed a little under EUR 4 bn worth of bilateral agreements this afternoon with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. The agreements...
  • Monday, 7 June 2021

    THIS MORNING: We can fly to Morocco again on 15 June + G7 summit this week.

    Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to a very brisk news day. This morning’s top story is the very welcome news that the first doses of our Made-in-Egypt Sinovac jabs will roll off assembly lines in a little more than...
  • Wednesday, 26 May 2021

    Lower wheat imports + Elaraby inaugurates cooking appliances factory

    A few things we’re keeping an eye on this morning: The Supply Ministry is reportedly looking to bring down its wheat imports by 300-500k tonnes this year as local wheat production looks set to increase by as much as 500...
  • Wednesday, 5 May 2021

    We’re getting our export council back

    Egypt is resurrecting a council responsible for overseeing the country’s exports, according to a presidential decision green-lit today during the weekly cabinet meeting. The body — which will be headed by the president and composed of the prime minister, the...
  • Tuesday, 4 May 2021

    Turkey wants a closer trade relationship with Egypt

    Turkey wants to improve its trade relationship with Egypt “in parallel” with restoring diplomatic ties, Turkish Trade Minister Mehmet Mus told reporters Monday, following overtures in recent months that point to Ankara’s desire to patch up its rocky relationship with...
  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021

    Tech is the new frontier for trade wars

    The new trade war will be waged through tech: Technology is the new frontier in the race between the US and China for global influence, as the trade liberalization and global supply chains that characterized the past few decades are...

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