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EBRD provides $30m to NBE for small business development
Loan follows $50m provided in December 2013
Egyptian consumer confidence inches up during Q3 2014
Egyptians are cautiously optimistic, says Nielsen regional managing director
Egypt, Ethiopia laud ‘spirit of cooperation’ on dam issue
Countries express mutual understanding of development and water needs
HRW urges UN to condemn Egypt’s human rights record
International rights group highlight Egypt’s human rights issues ahead of UN review
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis denies pledging allegiance to ISIS
An unsubstantiated statement affirming Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis’s loyalty to ISIS went viral on international news outlets
Cairo International Film Festival celebrates Egyptian director Henry Barakat
CIFF will exhibit photographs of the director and his most celebrated work, in addition to a 30-minute documentary about his life
Mobinil to pay EGP 1.5bn to bond holders next January: Managing director
Telecoms company Mobinil is negotiating with investors to sell mobile phone towers [c1] as assets as Egyptian mobile operates microwaves rather than fibre cables
Online and mobile payment growth potential in young Egyptian market
Bee plans to expand online payment solutions for public sector during 2015, to reach EGP 1.6bn in online payments through company by year-end
Agzakhana and Bakam: Two success stories reflecting opportunities for entrepreneurial growth in Egypt
Start-up companies Agzakhana and Bakam have managed to attract investment and expand their services regionally, supported by creative ideas. Youth and technology are the two shared factors between the start-ups; both founders are under 30 years of age and the services they offer fall within the bounds of the technology sector
Postal service outlines plan to develop 4,000 post offices before 2017
400 second class offices to be developed during FY 2014/2015, says vice chairman
Local companies to offer technological solutions, market products at Cairo ICT fair
Over 500 companies due to attend
Cairo ICT 2014 reveals local investment ICT opportunities
The exhibition will host the first forum on online payments and financial inclusion entitled “PAFIX”, while top players from companies, banks, and financial institutions in the Arab world and Africa will take part.
IBM showcases solutions and applications for cloud-computing
IBM will also be exhibiting security, social media, and mobile tablet applications.
Itworx Education, education ministry to sign technology agreement
By Mohamed Alaa Eldin Itworx Education is to sign an agreement with the Ministry of Education to develop public schools using technology solutions provided by the company. Hatem Salem, Itworx CEO, told Daily News Egypt the company and the Ministry of Education have agreed to use technological solutions, including applications and tablets, to develop the …
What is the Cairo ICT exhibition?
The exhibition now takes place annually with major local and international telecommunications and information technology companies participating.
TE aims to expand number of submarine cables to 21 by end of 2016
We will rely on the unified licence (mobiles-landlines-internet) to attract customers, says CEO Mohamed El Nawawy
Rights groups provide Egyptian government with 100 recommendations on violations
“No progress has been made” in Egypt’s compliance with United Nations commitments, say human rights organisations
1,156 families relocated for ‘secure zone’ on Gaza border
Rafah elders and leaders to meet presidential council
Arab League condemns ‘Israeli attacks’ on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Incursions by security forces could undermine stability in the region, according to Arab League
USAID expands energy efficiency programme in Egypt
Egyptian businesses have received assistance in reducing energy consumption by 7%-28%
Sabry Helmy Nakhnoukh’s appeal rejected
Nakhnoukh’s 28 year prison sentence for crimes relating to drugs, forgery, and unlicensed weapons is upheld
5,000 farming families face eviction in Alexandria
Egyptian Endowments Authority seeking to convert land into real estate investments
5 agreements signed between Egypt and Ethiopia
Targeted trade volume between both countries is over $5bn
Prosecution orders 35 detained on terror charges
Investigation ordered into “terror cells” with links to Syrian conflict
Rafah ‘elders and leaders’ to meet presidential council
Sinai residents to express vision for future and current issues following establishment of ‘secure zone’ on Egypt-Gaza border
Trade deficit drops by 22.5% year on year in July: CAPMAS
Imports and exports decrease by 18.8% and 12.7%, respectively
Egyptian actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine dies age 81
The actress died after complications in surgery to remove a blood clot
Egypt to host 2014 Women’s World Championship
Offering a $150,000 prize-fund, the 2014 championship will be hosted by the Wadi Degla club in December, following three days’ of qualifying
Gag on media freedom victory for terrorism: Egyptian journalists
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists have signed an online statement released Sunday rejecting a recent agreement between the editors in chief of several major Egyptian newspapers, in which they vowed to support the government’s anti-terrorism rhetoric. The journalists condemned “the repudiation of freedom of opinion and expression” inherent in the agreement between the newspaper editors, calling …
Graffiti exhibition tries to break sex taboos in Egypt
By relating to sex, the exhibition aims to raise awareness, encourage people to speak out and think about the topic open-mindedly