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Coworking is on the rise in Egypt: country manager at Regus
Egyptian government has, it seems to me, right strategy, trying to facilitate national entrepreneurship and steps for investment from abroad, says Tarek Abou-Zeinab

Automating the government will greatly assist corruption fight: Judge Abdullah Qandil
Administrative Prosecution balances state’s administrative apparatus

Sora Rashid: jewellery designer starts working on small desk, grows to be ‘Gold Market Lady’ in Kuwait
I learned jewellery design in London, became first female pearl merchant in Kuwait, says Rashid

Egyptian jewellery manufacturers need to more focus on product innovation to compete globally: designer Omama Atef
I created exclusive collection of wedding jewellery for Emirati princesses, says Egyptian-Italian designer

Parliament has worked on files for all former officials deferred for years: MP Salah Hassaballah
Handing investment portfolio to prime minister eliminated many problems

Government’s amendment to oil agreements, price review prompt industry to rise again: Shell
Shell Egypt’s total natural gas production level is 350m cubic feet per day, says Moataz Darwish

It’s time for Egypt to play leadership role in shaping MENA region: WEF’s Harbin Aurora
WEF to be held for first time in Egypt, Middle East

Google Maps celebrates 15th anniversary with introducing new features
‘Google has mapped as many buildings last year as we did in previous 10,’ says Jen Fitzpatrick

EBRD prepares a €200m tourism framework in Egypt
100% of our new tourism commitment is with the private sector, says Banks’ VP

House of Representatives wronged, history would do it justice: Deputy Speaker of Soliman Wahdan
Parliament to continue until 9 January 2021

Mortgage financing programmes encouraged citizens, investors to pump funds: EBA member Ahmed El Zayat
We are worried about implementation mechanism of CBE’s mortgage financing initiative

Dolman to launch its second commercial project in NAC in 2020
Company expects to sell 70% of its second mall by year-end, says chairperson

Government’s infrastructure projects to help transition to industrialisation: Carbon Holdings official
Year 2019 is a good year economically, sees several positive indicators, says Karim Helal

German delegation for water, wastewater management to visit Egypt this month: ambassador Nunn
Government’s war against corruption must continue, says ambassador

Al- Mansour group sales to grow by about 20% YoY in 2020: COO
Group to launch three to four new products in 2020, including the MG5 that launched at December end

51st CIBF presents 12 initiatives, training programmes: Executive Director
Participation of the “Azbakeya Wall” came after they agreed to conditions

Faster Implementation of reforms is key to unleashing private sector investments, boosting sustainable growth and jobs: IFC’s Walid Labadi
State should encourage public-private partnerships in desalination, wastewater removal, renewable energy, says IFC Country Manager in Egypt, Libya, and Yemen

No elections without Jerusalem: Fatah official
Trump’s “deal of the century” is just a 21st century Balfour Declaration

The Kanjo Sisters: Chic, charismatic and bold in design and character
Kanjo designs are known for being eco-friendly, as both Dayana and Nourhan made raising the people’s awareness of the environment protection as one of their life goals.

DSOA explores investment opportunities in Egypt’s smart cities, mainly NAC
Dubai Digital Park was established with $408m investments

ICSB aims to create 600m job opportunities over next 10 years
About 80% of entrepreneurs fail, that is why business incubators are very important

International Co-operative Alliance to decide on Egypt’s membership early 2020
ICA has signed a protocol with ILO to commit UN member countries to provide decent jobs for marginalised people, says Ariel Guarco

South Africa to build on Egypt’s successful AU presidency in 2020: ambassador
Al-Sisi discussed GERD issue with his counterpart Ramaphosa during their recent meeting, says South Africa ambassador Mavimbela

Euronet Worldwide contracts with banks to provide services in Egypt’s tourism sector
Company plans to increase its remittance transactions to Egypt, says its vice president for Middle East, Africa and Pakistan region.

Technical education and vocational training reform are an imperative necessity to produce cadres fully aware of the market’s needs: director
The cost of training a single worker is 50,000

MENA has one of highest YouTube watch times globally: regional partnerships head
“We have seen a meteoric rise of female creators in the Arab world,” says Diana Baddar

Date palm’s journey to join UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
The large number of Arab countries participating in the bid was an obstacle, yet the step shows the importance of date palm to the Arab’s heritage, says Al Kaabi

AUC’s Ricciardone ,“Our first role is to serve the Egyptian people and society”
We aim to collect $100m (EGP 1.6bn) and $85m of them were collected this year.

Unilever Mashreq to invest over €60m in Egypt within three years
The government’s economic reforms were the right thing to do for the country, but it is certainly affecting our competitive position in Egypt, CSCO

Signify’s global investments €7.5bn, sales in Egypt reach €26m: Devan Pillay
Egypt and East Africa account for 40% of Signify’s trade in the continent