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UK’s CDC plans USD 1 bn investments for Africa, including Egypt
CDC Group is earmarking some 1 billion Egyptian pounds, $63 million, for infrastructure and finance investments in Africa in 2021, with a particular focus on Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria, CEO…
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CBE offers EGP 16bn T-bills on Sunday
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will offer treasury bills (T-bills) worth 16 billion Egyptian pounds on Sunday on behalf of the Ministry of Finance.
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Egypt to establish an industrial zone, expand private sector role in Sudan: Gamea
Egypt is planning to establish an industrial zone in Sudan to facilitate the establishment of joint projects, according to Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry.
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Egypt’s Agricultural Bank launches an initiative to settle EGP6.3bln for defaulting farmers
The state-owned Agricultural bank of Egypt (ABE) announced the launch of an initiative to settle debts for 328,000 defaulting farmers with total worth of 6.3 billion Egyptian pounds, in order to…
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Africa is the world’s next business frontier, says AfDB’s President
Africa remained fertile ground for investment, but much hinged on the continent’s ability to boost its healthcare sector, African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina said.
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Morocco gets 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses; 1st big shipment to Africa
Morocco received 2 million doses of Astrazeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, becoming the first African country to get a large enough shipment to roll out a nationwide immunisation programme.
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ESCWA, Standard Chartered Bank speculate rebound for Egypt’s economic growth in 2021
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development reviewed some international reports on the economic situation in Egypt and the Arab region.
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IMF urges deficit control in Tunisia even as protesters demand jobs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that Tunisia's fiscal deficit could exceed 9 percent of GDP and urged the country to control energy subsides, transfers to state companies and wages, even…
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Egypt, EU, UNDP to implement €6M-project mitigating socio-economic impact of COVID-19
Egypt, the European Union (EU), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) agreed on a COVID-19 Response Support Project worth €6 million to be delivered over three years.
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IMF increases its projection for Egypt’s economic growth in FY2020/21
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased its projection for the growth of the economy to 2.8 percent during the current FY 2020/2021 compared to 2 percent that was expected before that.
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