Egypt

IMF completes third review for extended arrangement with Egypt, approves $820 million disbursement

The decision follows a positive economic assessment since the program's launch in December 2022

Egypt signs $342 million in agreements to boost oil, gas production

Cheiron Energy to increase natural gas production from the West Burullus offshore field development project

Egypt central bank to begin cutting interest rates in September: Report

Egypt's inflation to average around 25 percent in H2 of 2024, down from 31 percent in H1

Egypt’s economy growth to rebound to 4.99 percent in 2025/26 amid policy tightening 

The country’s growth is projected at 4 percent for FY 2024/2025

Egypt sets sights on $5 billion investment goal with India by 2027

Through renewable energy, green hydrogen, and engineering initiatives

Egypt to raise electrical capacity with two $700 million renewable energy projects by October

Emirati company Al Nowais will launch the solar energy project in the Aswan Governorate's Kom Ombo by October

Egypt’s external debt dips 8.4 percent to $153.86 billion in five months

Foreign currency inflows into the local market have jumped by about 200 percent

$7.2 billion revenue at Egypt’s Suez Canal marks $2.2 billion decline amid Red Sea attacks

The canal's total tonnage fell by a third, and the number of transits declined by about 22 percent YoY

Egypt’s Central Bank holds key rates amidst 2.2 percent GDP growth and 27.5 percent inflation

The bank noted that "the current monetary stance is appropriate to support the sustained moderation of inflation."

Egypt’s trade deficit declines 2.5 percent to $2.68 billion in April 2024

Egypt's imports declined from $6.01 billion in April 2023 to $5.97 billion in April 2024

Egypt targets raising ICT sector’s contribution to GDP to 8 percent by 2030

ICT sector currently contributes 5.8 percent to Egypt’s GDP

Telecom Egypt partners with Nokia for 5G services in major cities

Nokia will deploy 5G radio access network (RAN) equipment from its industry-leading AirScale portfolio in Egypt

Egypt maintains position as Africa’s top investment destination for second consecutive year: UNCTAD

Egypt accounted for 18.6 percent of Africa's total investments, which amounted to $52.6 billion in 2023

Egypt’s annual urban inflation declines to 27.5 percent in June amid ongoing reforms

This downward trend extends from a record high of 38 percent reached in September 2023

Egypt approves $200 million in energy projects with foreign, national companies

Agreements include a deal to search for and exploit gas and crude oil in the North Port Fouad offshore area in the Mediterranean

Egypt’s economic reforms boost remittances: 26.6 percent monthly rise to $2.7 billion in May 2024

The remittances in May 2023 amounted to around $1.6 billion, as reported by CBE

Egypt’s exports to international blocs rise 5.1 percent to $42 billion in 2023

Egypt's imports from international blocs declined 22 percent in 2023 to $37.5 billion

Egypt’s new government aims for 4.2 percent economic growth in next three years

Egypt's new government aims to increase exports by more than 15 percent annually and attract 30 million tourists by 2028

Egypt’s shipping, logistics market to reach $14.56 billion in 2024, $18 billion by 2029

Promoting multimodal and integrated transport to transform Egypt into a transit trade center

Financial position of Egypt’s banks crosses $373 billion in Q1 2024

Net open foreign currency positions rose to 5.7 percent of banks' total capital base in March 2024

Egypt’s manufacturing and extractive index declines 12.61 percent in April

Egypt's index for basic pharmaceutical product manufacturing declined 15.13 percent from 92.22 in March to 78.27 in April

Egypt’s non-oil sector sees new business growth for first time in three years, says PMI

June PMI reading confirmed that inflationary pressures on businesses had been greatly suppressed in Q2 of 2024

Egypt’s tourism revenues rise 5 percent to $6.6 billion in H1 2024

Egypt welcomed 7.069 million tourists between January and June 2024

Egypt’s net foreign assets record surplus of $14.3 billion in May, first positive reading in 2 years

Egypt's net foreign assets have risen by $43 billion since January due mainly to international support