Egypt

Egypt’s current account deficit more than doubles to $5.9 billion in Q1 2024-2025

Suez Canal transit receipts fell 61.2 percent to $931.2 million in Q1

Egypt’s non-oil merchandise exports surpass $40.8 billion in 2024

The leading markets importing from Egypt include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Türkiye, and Italy

UAE leads Egypt’s foreign trade with $9.3 billion in 2023/2024

Egypt’s foreign trade surpassed $104.7 billion in FY 2023/24

Central Bank of Egypt reports $2.2 billion increase in gold reserves for 2024

This surge brings the total value to $10.644 billion by December 2024, a rise from $8.440 billion recorded in December 2023

Egypt’s annual inflation declines to 23.4 percent in December 2024

Most notable decline was recorded in vegetable prices which saw a 14 percent dip last month

Plaza Premium Group inks agreement to manage 6 lounges at Cairo International Airport

Landmark partnership marks the official market entry of Plaza Premium Group into Egypt

Egypt’s tourism surges with 15.7 million visitors and plans for 40,000 new hotel rooms

Egypt's tourism revenue rose 5 percent to $6.6 billion in H1 2024, up from $6.3 billion in 2023

Egypt targets 5-6 percent GDP contribution from mining sector

The minister announced plans to launch a Mineral Resources Portal and offer mining areas for investment in 2025 

Egypt’s net foreign reserves surge to $47.109 billion in December 2024

At the close of August 2024, Egypt's net international reserves reached $46.597 billion

Egypt’s economy to grow between 3.5 percent and 4.5 percent in 2025: Report

The IMF expects Egypt's economic growth to increase during 2025-2029 to around 5 percent

Egypt’s food exports surge to $5.5 billion in first 11 months of 2024

Surpassing the total exports for the entirety of 2023, which were recorded at $5.068 billion 

Egypt receives first $1.03 billion EU funding installment

Discussions are currently in progress to approve a second tranche of $4.14 billion

Egypt approves $131 million agreement with AfDB for private sector development

This approval follows a EUR1 billion EU support initiative endorsement

Egypt reveals $589.8 million initiative to enhance industrial growth, equip private sector

The program targets enterprises in pharmaceuticals, food, engineering, chemicals, textiles, mining, and construction

Egypt loses $7 billion in Suez Canal revenues in 2024 amid ongoing disruptions

Suez Canal's revenues declined over 60 percent year-on-year in 2024

Banks in Egypt report $8.38 billion in net profits in 9M 2024

The top 10 banks in Egypt accounted for 79.73 percent of the sector’s total profits at EGP340.411 billion

Cairo International Airport’s Terminal 4 to support Egypt’s tourism growth targets

Egypt seeks to raise the number of tourists to 30 million by 2030

AD Ports appoints Egyptian contractor to build infrastructure for Noatum Ports – Safaga Terminal

The terminal will handle 450,000 TEUs, 5 million tons of dry bulk, and 1 million tons of liquid bulk

Mastercard brings Apple Pay to customers in Egypt

Apple Pay is available with the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and Commercial International Bank

Egypt’s inflation falls to 25.5 percent in November

Headline inflation climbed to a record high of 38 percent in September 2023 after falling to 26.5 percent in October

flydubai launches daily flights to Egypt’s Al Alamein for summer 2025

With the addition of its summer operations to Al Alamein, flydubai grows its network in Egypt to three destinations including Alexandria and Cairo

Egypt central bank keeps overnight interest rates unchanged

Egypt's annual headline inflation remained broadly stable for the third consecutive month, at 26.5 percent in October 2024

flynas to launch three direct flights between Madinah and Cairo’s Sphinx airport

flynas connects Egypt to Saudi Arabia with more than 120 weekly direct flights from five Saudi cities

G20: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi engages in talks with Presidents of France, Egypt, and South Africa

Yesterday, Sheikh Khaled also engaged in official discussions with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva