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Local firms invited to apply for establishing of ‘MOOCs’ through Higher Education Ministry
The proposal includes converting five educational curriculums into digital content
Former minister of communications named as Orange Egypt chairman
Egypt’s former minister of communications and technology Atef Helmy was named as chairman of Orange Egypt.
Minister of Communications to appoint new CEO of ITIDA by end of March
The post has been vacant for more than 4 months
NAT accepts Alstom Hyundai technical bids for provision of metro train carriages
Chinese CSR offer rejected after scoring less than 80% in technical evaluation
Holding company to reroute utility lines interrupting construction of Cairo Metro Line 4
The tender included the redirection of utility lines at five of Cairo’s metro stations: Giza, Giza Square, Rouda, Malek El-Saleh, and Fustat
Samsung increases the price of mobile, tablet, computer, smart watches
Samsung Electronics follows a “fair pricing policy” in the local market, says Barakat; traders indicate Samsung prices increased by 6% to 9.8%
Will CBE’s initiative solve funding concerns for IT companies?
Egyptian banks, however, are seeking to make their loans more competitive with other funding sources to increase their funding share
Beta Technology Egypt negotiates with 2 banks to finance EGP 160m factory
We aim to manufacture VR glasses, wireless laptop chargers, says CEO
Moving beyond speed-of-paper, PFU provides businesses, government tools to digitise
Fujitsu subsidiary PFU limited generates over $1bn in turnover annually, says EMEA manager of public and social relations
Expected increase in price of computers, tech products after raising dollar price
Price rise a positive step if price fixed and dollar enabled, says Mansy
Intel launches initiative to provide technological solutions to students, SMEs
Technology increases small businesses’ productivity by 10%, says Khalifa
Communications Ministry looks into offers from coalitions qualified for 2 PPP tenders
Eight coalitions are qualified, but only two will be selected, says assistant to minister
Samsung’s exports record $790m over 2015, says Zuhair
Total exports of the Samsung factory in Beni Suef to produce TVs and PCs were $780m in 2014 and $790m over 2015, said deputy director of the factory Ahmed Zuhair. The Samsung factory products represent 25% of the Egyptian engineering industries sector. Zuhair said the factory products cover the countries of the Middle East, North …
Uber acquires 20% of passenger transport in Greater Cairo
28% of Uber drivers in the US are women: Uber chief advisor
Vodafone Egypt reports 7.3% revenue growth in 2015’s third quarter
7.3% increase in company revenues in Egypt
Samsung has a 27% market share in TV market, 60% in mobile phones: Barakat
We will launch the “Entalek” initiative to support entrepreneurs
First phase of fourth metro line to be supervised by multinational consortium
The consortium includes Japanese Nippon Koei Group, Nippon Civic, Occidental Oriental Consult, ACE, and EHAF Consulting Engineers
Samsung begin plan to launch smart home appliances in Egypt
Samsung Forum 2016 revealed SUHD TVs and TabPro S
Companies express concern over decision to prohibit international credit card transactions
CIB prohibited international credit card transactions as trial before decision is officially implemented, expects Reda
ITIDA postpones bestowing its mark of confidence to e-commerce websites
We are studying opening technological representative offices to support export
Absence of policy, strategy hinder poultry sector’s development
We lost EGP 100m due to non-activation of Mechanical slaughter, CEO of Arab Poultry Breeders Company
Price of desert land in Egypt is higher than that of fertile land in Germany: El-Kateb
We cooperate with German experts to process sewage for a low cost
Poultry industry constitutes 10% of agricultural production
Egypt’s population reached 90 million and the agricultural sector contributes with 15% of national income, while the local poultry industry represents 10% of agricultural production, vice chairman of the Poultry Producers Union Mohamed El-Shafei said during his speech before the Expert Guide Conference. The centralisation of the poultry industry in the Nile Delta is one …
Aviation Ministry issues invitation to tender for Airport City
The project will emphasise logistical and air shipping services in addition to entertainment and educational centres
Government adopts new financial instruments to implement national projects, including Sukuk
We aim to raise economic growth to 10% by 2030: Ismail
Samsung raises number of customer service centres in Egypt to 31
Decision to increase customs tariffs on electronic devices will not affect market prices, says head of consumer electronics
Ousta, another private taxi app to hit market in March: Ousta founder
We will start with 2,000 cars with the aim of increasing them to 10,000 by the end of 2016, says El-Batrawi
Egyptian tech companies to expand in Africa to develop governmental services
We agreed with ITIDA to promote Egyptian companies in southern Africa, says Ibrahim
New social forms in gestation: Viber sets sights on Public Chats, expanded user base
Daily News Egypt interviewed chief marketing officer Mark Hardy who discussed the company’s current and future plans for growth, its main partners and supporters, and explained the new chatting services it offers