Misr El Kheir to launch 5 investment funds to finance development activities: Mohi Eldein
Foundation will launch 10 clothing factories in Minya, says investment director
Nehal Samir
1566 Articles
Latest by Nehal Samir
What is required to achieve sustainable development in Egypt?
Egypt adopted in 2015 the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030, but the question remains what the actual requirements are to achieve sustainable development. For his part, the former head of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, Assem Ragab, called for the need to provide indicators to measure the sustainable development plan adopted …
3.031m students enrolled in higher education in 2016/2017
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed on Sunday that the total number of students enrolled in higher education increased by 2.1% to reach 3.031 million students during the 2016/2017 academic year, up from 2.969 million students in 2015/2016. According to CAPMAS’ annual bulletin of enrolled students and faculty staff members in …
Egypt sets new controls for plastic, rubber haberdashery, waste imports
New rules aim to regulate importation of materials to meet local industry needs, says Kabil
AlexBank, Social Solidarity Ministry sign agreement to support craftspeople
Initiative aims to support over 20,000 Egyptian craftspeople by committing technical, financial support up to EGP 3m
Egypt sets highest growth rate in 8 years at 5.2% in H1 FY 2017/2018: Al-Saeed
8% growth targeted by 2021/2022, says minister of planning
Microsoft Egypt launches campaign to train more than 1,500 Egyptian women
Microsoft Egypt launched a women’s empowerment campaign under the hashtag #MakeWhatsNext, aimed at motivating young women to develop their skills and discover various professions in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. As part of the initiative, Microsoft Egypt collaborated with several governmental and non-governmental organisations around the world to organise a series of events …
Women account for one-third of workforce in Egypt: El-Ghazaly
Women represent 22.9% of workforce in Egypt, according to latest statistics, says El-Ghazaly
Egyptian woman fights connotations attached to divorced women
Failure in marriage is not world’s end, says founder of New Beginning initiative
Toyota Tsusho looks to raise its investments in Egypt
Corporation discussing participation in hydrocarbon cracking for diesel fuel with investments worth $1.9bn, says El-Molla
10,000, new investors in Egyptian Exchange within three months: Adel
The vice president of the Egyptian Exchange, Mohsen Adel, revealed on Sunday that 10,000 new investors entered the EGX since the beginning of 2018 through 31 March. This came during the session Capital Market Reform in the Portfolio Egypt Conference 2018 on Sunday, which was organised by Al Mal GTM, under the title of Opportunities …
Egypt will be one of largest beneficiaries of World Bank’s capital increase: Nasr
100% increase in number of companies established in Egypt since beginning of 2018 compared to same period of last year, says Nasr
55% increase in trade exchange between Egypt, Russia in Q1 2018: Kabil
Egyptian-Russian economic committee meetings to be held in second half of May in Moscow, says Kabil
56% of 2016 work injuries due to manufacturing activities
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics revealed in a report that manufacturing activities caused the largest share of work injury cases, 56%, followed by transportation and storage activities at 10% of the total number of cases in 2016. The total number of work injury cases in Egypt in 2016 reached 13,620 cases, down …
NCW signed cooperation protocol with UNIDO
Women are main pillar of the agricultural sector in Egypt, says president of NCW
EFU to hold conference in solidarity with Palestinian women
The Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU) announced in a press statement that it will hold, in cooperation with a committee of the Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO), a conference in solidarity with the Palestinian people, especially women. The conference will be held on Monday 30 April at the headquarters of the AAPSO in the district of …
SMEDA, EBRD graduate group of businesswomen from e-marketing strategies training programme
Supporting women’s economic, social empowerment is important axis of SMEDA’s development strategy, says Gamea
Female-led films at Cairo Cinema Days
The second edition of Cairo Cinema Days, screenings organised by Zawya Cinema, kicked off last Monday, aiming to highlight the productions of Arab cinema by presenting independent Arab films which critics praised and that participated in many regional and international festivals. The films will be screened from 23 to 30 April at several cinemas: Karim, …
Egypt ranks 167th in PwC’s Paying Taxes 2018 report
Egypt ranked 167th globally, out of 190 countries, according to the World Bank (WB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)’s Paying Taxes 2018 report, which rates countries by ease of complying with tax laws. Paying Taxes 2018 is one of the elements of the WB’s Doing Business 2018 study, in which Egypt ranked 128. Using the perspective of …
$20bn trade exchange between Arab countries, Brazil last year
Brazilian-Arab Economic Forum discusses current investments, future opportunities between Arab, Brazilian enterprises
21% increase in Egyptian exports to EU market: Kabil
Egyptian commodity exports to European Union (EU) countries increased significantly during 2017, at a value of about €8.1bn, compared to €6.7bn in 2016, an increase of 21%, according to a Friday press statement from Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil. Furthermore, the large increase in Egyptian exports to these markets contributed to the growth …
Cairo Opera House to hold two concerts in Saudi Arabia
The Egyptian Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem said that Saudi Arabia will host, for the first time in its history, two consecutive concerts of the Cairo Opera House at the King Fahad Cultural Centre in Riyadh next Wednesday and Thursday. Cairo Opera House prepared an artistic programme for its first visit to Saudi Arabia, …
Egypt pays great attention to scientific, economic empowerment of women: Nasr
Females represent 43% of all scientists in Egypt, says Sakr
Egyptian woman seeks to preserve Egyptian identity, culture
Egyptian culture is distinguished by its diversity and inclusion of diverse heritages, such as the Islamic, Christian, Jewish, pharaonic, African, and Mediterranean cultures. Egypt is considered one of the countries that carry diverse cultures, which enabled it to build its heritage and history. Nowadays, there are many attempts and initiatives that aim to preserve the …
Though dead, radio pioneer leaves lasting legacy
Amal Fahmi died Sunday at age 92
What defines relationship between women’s economic empowerment, basic education?
The head of Egyptian Feminist Union, Hoda Badran, conducted a study in cooperation with the United Nations Women’s office to answer the above question. It was conducted across six Arab countries: Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, and Bahrain. Economic policies, cultural heritage disrupt women’s empowerment The study showed that the high level of women’s …
AFESD approves 3 grants to Egypt worth $2.8m
Egypt keen to accelerate Sinai development plans, says Nasr
Domty expects 15.4% increase in revenues by end-2018: El Damaty
There is no intention to increase Domty’s product prices in Ramadan season, says El Damaty
Female breadwinners defying stereotypical societal structures
Female breadwinners break away from patriarchal family setup where men are sole providers
Women are always portrayed as victims, weak creatures in drama: study
Art is not only reason for low status of women; other factors include education, other media, says Al-Shafei