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The Presidential Leadership Programme will develop young people’s political awareness: founder
Poor education, bad management, lack of vision, and lack of good leadership are long-standing and insidious problems in Egyptian society, says Habib

Reaching an independent media: an interview with Hussein Amin
The media and public perception: how those in the media frame important news

German companies seek Egyptian partners in renewable energy: GACIC CEO
The German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce is in talks with Engineering Export Council to import Egyptian automotive components, says CEO

A civil society stifled by National Security interference: an interview with Gamal Eid
The ANHRI director noted that the reopening of the NGOs’ foreign funding case targets organisations work on documenting and criticising the state’s violations on human rights

NGO funding case and Egyptian state impunity: interview with Hossam Bahgat
20 April will be a strong indicator in predicting the outcome of the 2011 case, says Bahgat

Cityscape Group to conduct trade exhibition after Ramadan
The real estate company introduced between 20 and 30 new company booths at its recent Cityscape Egypt 2016 trade exhibition, including booths from Maddar Development and Pact, says director of Cityscape Group

Triathlons still new to the Arab world, needs right publicity to boost popularity: Khadiga Amin
Khadiga Amin, the first Egyptian woman to compete in an Ironman triathlon, spoke to Daily News Egypt about her sporting career and her recent participation in the 2016 Sharm El-Sheikh ATU Sprint Triathlon African Cup and Pan Arab Sprint Triathlon Championships, which concluded its events on 2 April. What is the Ironman triathlon? A triathlon is …

Table tennis champion Dina Meshref pushes Egypt to the top ahead of 2016 Rio Olympics
Currently number 98 in the world table tennis rankings, Meshref will also compete in the upcoming Table Tennis World Cup.

Egyptian ICT market will achieve growth rate estimated at $8.95bn in 2016, $10.32bn in 2019: IDC Group vice president
We think Egypt is a market with strong potential and full of talent that we cannot ignore

Siemens allocates €500m for training, development programmes worldwide
Siemens is ready to educate employees who will later be involved in Egyptian power plant operations, says labour director

Al-Futtaim expects diminished growth in real estate market
Al Futtaim seeks to increase investment in Egypt despite poor economic circumstances

HDB posts SME loan portfolio of EGP 1bn: CEO
SMEs constitute 12% of the bank’s loan portfolio

Wadi Degla targets capital increase to EGP 800m, sales to EGP 6bn in 2016
Daily News Egypt interviewed Wadi Degla Developments CEO Maged Helmy to discuss the company’s projects, business expansion, and future projects

Tatweer Misr to inject investments worth EGP 500m in 2016: managing director
Company to submit offer to Housing Ministry to develop 1,000 acres in the Administrative Capital, participate in the Investment Division’s initiative

Ministry of Housing approaches new projects tentatively, tries to build experience, says Housing Minister Madbouly
Government plans to offer lands to investors, individuals for real estate investment in upcoming period

State not sufficiently concerned about real estate sector: EALB deputy chairman
115 other industries are linked to sector, it is the locomotive of economy, says El-Sharqawi

Swiss ambassador looks to promising economic cooperation with Egypt
Swiss ambassador to Egypt Markus Leitner talks to Daily News Egypt about Swiss companies’ concerns in investing in the Egyptian market

Smart Village to continue expansion in 2016: Adel Danish
Daily News Egypt spoke with the chairman and CEO of the development company, Adel Danish, regarding his plans for Smart Village in 2016

SODIC liquidity is EGP 2bn, EGP 700 allotted for acquiring new lands
Company’s total debts to NUCA for 2016 reached EGP 360m

Toward decentralisation: Palm Hills looks to government to initiate move beyond Cairo’s bounds
Palm Hills will deliver 1,800 housing units during the current year

PACT has pumped EGP 325m into its White Bay project so far: company president
In negotiations with banks to offer financing, expect to settle within five or six months, says company official

Nokia focuses on LTE, development of government services to increase market share: Nokia Market Head for Middle East and Africa
According to El-Leithy, Nokia robust R&D spend, with pro-forma Eur 4.2 billion spent in 2014, greatly supports all our research at Bell Labs and FutureWorks

Customs regulations present a few unexpected challenges to DHL’s operations in Egypt
In an interview with Daily News Egypt, Nour Suliman, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express Middle East and North Africa,focused on the future plan of DHL in Egypt, and the challenges it has to overcome to realize the growth targeted in 2016. What does your company predict for the investment atmosphere of the Egyptian …

DUOL close to signing agreement with Damietta port: GM
In an interview with Daily News Egypt on the occasion of the Port of Koper day in Cairo, held on 30 March by Luka Koper, DUOL General Manager Dušan Olaj spoke about the company’s activities in Egypt

6 shipping lines connect Egypt with Port of Koper, providing efficient transport: chairperson
The Port of Koper is ideal for perishable Egyptian goods, as it takes only three days for goods to arrive in Slovenia, says Dragomir Matić

Transfast targets $100m Egyptian remittances by March 2017
Transfast will announce the results of discussions with other leading banks in Egypt to expand its activities and business in two months, says CEO

17.5m mobile devices sold in Egypt in 2015: Raya Trade CEO
We have increased the prices of some Microsoft devices by 4% due to the imports crisis, says Bassem Mogahed

NGOs work greatly needed in Egypt: MP Mohamed Anwar Sadat
‘When will we stop discrediting each other and communicate?’ asks key parliamentary figure

HSBC’s latest report shows that 75% of Egyptians are not ready to retire: executive
The bank saw growth in its asset lending book in 2015, reaching 16%, but a drop in the liability front during fourth quarter of the year because the saving certificates issued locally

Egypt to launch a new commercial services office in Djibouti
Delegations of businessmen to visit to exchange information on investment opportunities, says ambassador