Latest in Tag: Employment Highlight
Latest in Tag: Employment
Legislators inundated by conflicting laws, reform committee ‘necessary’: Expert
Legislative reform committee begins work following recent formation by presidential decree, looks to bring order to existing legislation and review new legislation
Online employment platform Nabbesh targets Egyptian youth: Company official
The online hiring platform sees “massive” opportunity in Egypt and hopes to match entrepreneurs with freelancing youth seeking jobs
Legalising informal sector would increase economic growth and improve living conditions: ECES
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies says integrating unregistered property – estimated value EGP 1tn – would increase economic growth by 2% per year
Egypt builds upon its outsourcing growth
The local cost advantage is an important factor: labour, land and power are all affordable by international standards. But while workers’ wages are relatively low, the skills base is strong. As well as native Arabic, English is widespread.
Denting youth unemployment through agriculture in Africa
By Busani Bafana Agriculture is not glamourous. It suffers from entrenched negative perceptions. In the minds of many African youths, a farmer is someone like their parents, doing backbreaking labour in the fields and getting little to show for it. Nonetheless, agriculture is the engine driving many African economies. If it were to get the …
South Africa’s youth employment bill
In May of 2012, a violent clash erupted between protesters and the opposition. Although this sounds like a fairly common news report from Egypt these days, the incident in fact took place in South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the main opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), took to the streets to march …
77% of young Egyptian employees prefer entrepreneurship: Bayt.com survey
Approximately half of young employees, aged 35 and below, are the primary wage earners for their families
16,000 new job opportunities offered to Egyptian youth: Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade
70 local and international companies to participate in the third employment fair are organised by the ministry
The selfish heartless argument for keeping Syrians in Egypt
Dear Egyptian readers: This article will not try to garner your sympathy over the plight and horror that Syrian refugees face in Egypt. It will not try to appeal to your humanity by informing you of the horrible conditions under which they live here, the random arrests they face or the horror that awaits them …
Egypt struggles with flexibility and formality: World Bank
Lack of these traits hindering business growth, report says
Bayt: 45% of Egypt residents expect progress in personal finances soon
65% of Egypt respondents expect life in Egypt to get more expensive, compared to 71% of regional respondents who share the same sentiment
Moody’s: Gulf aid is “credit positive”
Qatar, meanwhile, had granted Egypt $2.5bn in loan last January, and extended a further $3bn in May by agreeing to buy Egyptian bonds at 3.5% interest.
Egypt ranked 108th in terms of innovation
Report cites poor health of manufacturing sector
17 accused of breaking into Al-Azhar acquitted
Prosecution appeals the decision for the second time only hours after verdict
Outsourcing assembly lines
European companies agree to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s new plan to move factories to Egypt
Egypt needs to create 850,000 new jobs per year
World Bank study: Essential to accommodate new participants in job market
World Bank invests $250m, creates 250,000 jobs in Egypt
The project targets those who are incapable of finding a job, and labourers
Unemployment hits 13%
Labour force survey for Q4 2012 reveals growing rate of unemployment
Ministry of Antiquities sit-in violently dispersed
Protesters demanding employment attacked by ministry security
Three strikes and you’re out
Teachers, factory workers, and engineers hold three separate protests in front of cabinet
Tour guides call for restoring security
Protest in front of Egyptian Museum calling for the restoration of security at tourist sites
German tourist bookings expected to burgeon
Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou met German travel agents to promote Egypt as a tourist destination at a workshop in Al-Gouna resort on Saturday. Zaazou told attendees that tourism is one of the country’s top priorities and a vital source of foreign currency and employment opportunities. Up to 25 German tourism companies participated in the …
Education financing solutions surface as academic year approaches
By WaleedAbd El-Azeem This year Ramadan coincided with academic preparations for the new semester, as students apply for private universities and schools. Banks are trying to seize the opportunity by offering financing solutions for tuition. The United Bank is at the top if the list of banks offering education loans, with an upper limit of …
Prosecutor imposes travel-ban on Cleopatra Ceramics owner
Mohamed AbulEnein is under investigation over labour practices of two companies