Egypt

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued decree no. 663 of 2019 endorsing an agreement on the mutual exemption from entry visas for holders of diplomatic passports between the governments of Egypt and Latvia.
Egypt's Sisi endorses Egypt-Latvia agreement on entry visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders
Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat signed six new grant agreements with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Egypt signs USAID 6 new grant agreements worth $90M
Egypt’s annual consumer price inflation recorded 6 percent in June 2020, compared to 8.9 percent in June 2019, state-statistics body said Thursday.
Egypt’s annual inflation reaches 6% in June, dips 0.1% monthly
Egypt’s annual consumer price inflation recorded 6 percent in June 2020, compared to 8.9 percent in June 2019, state-statistics body said Thursday.
Egypt’s annual inflation reaches 6% in June, dips 0.1% monthly
Egypt's Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee (FAPC) has decided at its meeting held at the end of June to keep gasoline and diesel prices in the local market unchanged till September.
Egypt to maintain gasoline, diesel prices unchanged till September
Egypt's President Abdel Fatah El Sisi issued a decree No. 99 of 2020 approving the decision of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Directors No. 15 - 2019 issued on September 16, 2019.
Sisi approves raising Egypt's subscription in AfDB's capital
Egypt’s agricultural sector contributes to the gross domestic product (GDP) by 14 percent
Egypt's Agriculture sector contributes by 14% in Egypt's GDP
The EFG Hermes Holding said the foreign exchange market in Egypt has been witnessing a noticeable improvement in the past few weeks after the country’s foreign currency reserve increased to reach $38.2 billion in June.
Hermes to MENA: Hike in foreign currency reserve supports Egyptian pound against US dollar
China's Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang has praised the progress Egypt, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, has achieved during the past weeks to protect the health of citizens and fight COVID-19
Chinese ambassador praises Egypt’s efforts to fight COVID-19
The UNDP and the Canadian government agreed Tuesday to support Egypt against Covid-19 with Canadian $500,000 (U.S. $360,000).
Canada, UNDP support Egypt’s fight against Covid-19 with $360K
Egypt’s industrial production index for transformative and extractive industries, excluding crude oil and petroleum products, decreased 11.4 percent
Production index for transformative, extractive industries decreases to 11.4% in April
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tarek el Molla asserted that the project of a mazut hydro cracking complex in Assiut is the largest oil refining project to be implemented in Upper Egypt
Investment costs of largest oil refining project in Upper Egypt estimated at $2.8B : Oil min.
The Italian Company Azimut Holding SpA decided to launch the first equity fund manager, specialized in the Egyptian securities, worth $61 million, according to Bloomberg.
Italian Azimut Holding launches equity fund manager in Egypt worth $61M: Bloomberg
China’s Ambassador in Egypt Liao Liqiang described the Egyptian-Chinese relations as a ‘role model in international relations’ between countries
Egyptian-Chinese relations ‘role model’ for other countries : Amb. in Cairo
The Egyptian Embassy in Berlin announced on Tuesday the resumption of EgyptAir flights from and to Egypt after a nearly four-month hiatus over the novel coronavirus pandemic.
EgyptAir resumes flights between Egypt, Germany
Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker stated Tuesday that the capacity of the linkage with Sudan will be raised from 70 megawatts to 250 megawatts within a year and half
Capacity of Egypt-Sudan electricity linkage to be 250 MW in 1.5 year
British Ambassador to Egypt Geoffrey Adams on Tuesday expressed condolences to the Egyptian government over the death of minister of State for Military Production General Mohamed el-Assar
UK condoles with Egypt over death of Lieutenant General Al Assar
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed with his British counterpart Dominic Raab, Tuesday the latest development regarding GERD
Egypt’s FM reviews GERD latest development with British counterpart in phone call
Egypt's Trade Minister Neveen Gamea discussed on Tuesday with Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker mechanisms to activate local product preference law
Egypt's Trade, electricity ministers discuss mechanisms to activate local product preference law in gov't purchasing
Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan on Tuesday warned Israel against annexing parts of the Palestinian territories, saying that doing so could have consequences for bilateral relations
Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan warn Israel on invasion
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