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Iran War Deepens Currency Pressures as Oil Prices and Dollar Rise Together

Currencies across several emerging and energy-importing economies have come under mounting pressure following the escalation of the US-Israeli conflict...

Can Cash-Flow Credit Scoring Reshape Lending in Egypt and the Middle East?

A new partnership between Fair Isaac Corporation and Plaid Inc. to integrate cash-flow data into credit scoring models is drawing growing attention across...

Can Egypt’s ‘Productive Villages’ Plan Reshape Rural Employment?

Egypt is betting that rural industrialization could become a key tool in addressing unemployment, strengthening local economies, and reducing...

Agiba Discovers 330 Bcf of Gas and 10 Million Barrels of Condensates in Western Desert

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that Agiba Petroleum Company, the joint venture between the Egyptian General...

Cairo’s Monorail Gamble: Can Egypt’s New Transit Vision Justify Its Cost?

In the 1970s, Egyptians watched the construction of the 6th of October Bridge — a massive concrete artery linking...

MCIT Discusses Expanded Cloud and AI Investments in Egypt With AWS

Egypt is seeking to accelerate investment in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure following discussions between Raafat Hindi...

Can Digital Banking Help Expand Financial Inclusion in Egypt?

Egypt’s expansion into digital banking could become one of the country’s most significant financial transformation opportunities over the coming...

Aeolus to Invest $395 Million in Egypt Tyre Manufacturing Expansion

Chinese tyre manufacturer Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd. plans to invest nearly $395 million in a major tyre manufacturing project...

EGX30 slides 1.6% as foreign selling accelerates across broad market sectors

Cairo — Egypt’s stock market resumed its downward trajectory on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, with broad-based losses across all...

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Bitcoin Slides as Iran War Triggers Global Crypto Liquidations

Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since early May as the Iran war triggered a sharp repricing of risk across global markets, hitting cryptocurrencies...

Egypt Signs $208 Million Western Desert Agreement to Boost Oil and Gas Output

Egypt has signed a new upstream oil and gas agreement worth a minimum of $208 million for the integrated Badr El Din concession in...

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