Moharram & Partners, the leading group in public policies and strategic communication, announced the appointment of Hala Abdel Wadood as CEO to lead the group’s work in the Africa and MENA region, succeeding its founder and current CEO, Moustafa Moharram. Hala Abdel Wadood gained extensive experience while holding various important positions, making her a great a ...

His Excellency, Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, and Mr. Mohsen Sarhan, CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank, have officially renewed their collaboration protocol, solidifying their commitment to supplying 70,000 students in public schools with nutritious meals enriched with essential elements. This program reflects the concerted efforts of the ...

IFC announced today a partnership with Al Baraka Bank Egypt to increase access to finance for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Egypt, including women-owned businesses, helping catalyze economic activity and job creation in the country. Despite the important contribution that MSMEs make to Egypt’s economic development, many face challenges access ...

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments and Egypt’s leading private-sector bank, CIB, announced Hadeer Shalaby, the founder of Green Fashion, Salma Tammam, the founder of Reme-D and Nihal Ali, the founder of Fincart as the much-anticipated winners of its second She’s Next grant program in Egypt.  The winners were selected at an award ceremony held at the ...

On Monday, November 27, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banque Misr, Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby, and the President of the National Council for Women, Dr. Maya Morsy, signed a cooperation protocol to empower women economically and enhance the financial inclusion of Egyptian women within the framework of Banque Misr’s pioneering role in the field of financial inclusion. The newl ...

In line with the directives and guidelines of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), e-finance for Financial and Digital Investments and IBM Egypt signed a cooperation protocol to explore the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI)-integrated digital banking platform for banks and financial institutions. The platform aspires to establish digital systems and services and ...

According to a statement on Sunday, Master Gold Egypt, in collaboration with the regional e-payment technology company Finway, opened the first ATM in Egypt to sell gold bars. Speaking on the sidelines of the third Nebu Expo for Gold and Jewelry, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi stated that the new ATM will offer users the most satisfactory user experi ...

Egypt’s global standing continues to soar, garnering recognition from leading consultancy firms and organizations. A remarkable achievement sees Egypt climb from 11th to third place in just a year on the 2023 Offshore BPO Confidence Index, as evaluated by Ryan Strategic Advisory. The Offshore BPO Confidence Index 2023 report provides insights into operations acro ...

According to the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) monthly statement, announced yesterday, the bank’s gold holdings rose by 6% in October, from EGP 235.64 billion ($7.63 billion) in September to EGP 249.64 billion ($8.08 billion). From EGP 4.62 trillion in September to EGP 4.729 trillion in October, the CBE’s total assets increased. According to ...

Chapter Zero Egypt held its fourth awareness session entitled “Reporting guidelines for businesses” within its comprehensive awareness mission to educate Business leaders on the opportunities and challenges of Climate change and climate governance. The seminar was hosted in El Sewedy Electric premises where participants were welcomed by Manal Hassan the Chief Susta ...