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The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Wednesday that the number of female heads of households recorded 3.3 million in the 2017 census. This came in a press release with a number of analytical studies on population, housing, and census data 2017. The CAPMAS added that the percentage of illiterate females …
Three halls to be implemented in Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, New Tiba in Luxor, says sports minister
The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese construction company CGCOC Group to establish the first industrial zone in the city of New Alamein. Egypt’s minister of housing, Mostafa Madbouly, said in a press statement on Tuesday that the signing of the MoU is considered the beginning of establishing …
Minister of Finance Amr El-Garhy approved EGP 4.6bn in urgent allocations for May to the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), Egyptian National Railways, the General Authority for Health Insurance, and the National Media Authority. The allocations included EGP 4bn for the GASC, which is the value of the financial support for the goods bought …
Egypt exported about 26 bcf of LNG, most of which exported to Asia Pacific, Middle East, EIA says
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed that Egyptian female life expectancy at birth increased to 73.6 years, compared to 70.8 years for males, in 2017. Meanwhile, the average expectancy of females in 2006 was 69.1 years, while for males was 66.5 years. This came according to the CAPMAS report on the …
Al-Sisi instructs Mamish to develop, strengthen SCA’s capacity
Banks total active microfinance portfolio at EGP 4.5 bn, 312,000 active customer, according to EMF
Tourism revenues jump 83% in Q1 2018, says government official
Each episode of radio programme discusses several topics on Arab women rights
Swedish Ambassador to Egypt Jan Thesleff said that gender equality is not just a target in itself, but a powerful factor for development. His remarks came on the sidelines of a panel discussion that was held to present the results of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in the MENA region and to …
Budget deficit increased 11.3% y-o-y during first seven months of FY 2017/2018
Egypt’s economic reform programme is going very well, says Thesleff
Government aims to achieve initial surplus of 2% of GDP, reduce budget deficit to 8.5% of GDP next FY, finance minister says
Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Aly El Meselhi said in a television interview that the volume of consumer’s consumption of food commodities during Ramadan is 50% higher than other months. Manufacturers and traders are achieving high profits in this Holy month, despite of the large price cuts such as extreme discounts of up …
Russia and Egypt will sign an agreement to establish a Russian Industrial Zone in Egypt next Wednesday, during the joint governmental meeting that will be held in Moscow, according to the Middle East News Agency (MENA). “One of the important results of the 11th meeting of the committee is the signing of a government agreement …
67 female judges serving in Egypt, says counsellor
Female spiritual needs neglected in Ramadan
EFG Hermes expects Egypt’s public debt to fall to 80% of GDP by end-2020, says Abu Basha
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Tuesday the results of its labour force survey for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, stating that unemployment fell to 10.6% of the total labour force compared to 11.3% in Q4 2017. According to the CAPMAS, that quarter witnessed both a decrease in the …
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced in a press release on the occasion of the International Day of Families, observed annually on 15 May, that 50.9% of the Egyptian population are subscribers to or beneficiaries of health insurance. The CAPMAS also said that 10.3m families live in urban areas compared with …
The value of trade exchange between Egypt and the UAE in 2017 amounted to $4.9bn, versus $2.8bn in 2012. This came according to a report prepared by the department of trade policies and international organisations at the UAE’s Ministry of Economy, which was reported by the Emirates News Agency on Sunday. The report stated that …
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar, and Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil inaugurated on Saturday evening the FUSION initiative, which aims to develop Egyptian industry and qualify a new generation of creative graduates and entrepreneurs to advance the Egyptian economy. FUSION is an initiative launched by the Faculty of …
Egyptian woman is founder of second best startup application worldwide
The Arab Women Organisation (AWO) announced that Fadia Kiwan, the candidate from Lebanon, has been elected as its new director general for the period from 2018 to 2022, succeeding Mervat Tallawy from Egypt. This came during the 14th extraordinary meeting of the executive council of the AWO, where nominations for the post of director general …
Based on the social responsibility of the National Council for Women (NCW), Suzan Al-Kalini, head of the media committee at the NCW, announced that the council has formed a committee to monitor the image of women in the series, commercials, and programmes to be screened on television during the holy month of Ramadan. During the …
Mohammed Al Muhairi, undersecretary for tourism at the UAE Ministry of Economy and chairperson of the Middle East committee of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), said that the tourism sector now accounts for 10% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). He added that the tourism sector accounts for 11% of the world’s total labour …
Riham Abu Ismail, head of CSR at Tahya Misr Fund, said that the fund has more than 22 ongoing projects, pointing out that the fund will announce a project for people with special needs in 2018, as President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced 2018 as the year of people with special needs. This came on the …
Instead of building fountains, companies can fund paving industrial areas’ roads, says El-Sabagh
Project will be finished within three years, says Amer