Month: January 2023

IMF says Egypt’s external debt will rise to 39.6% of the GDP

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Egypt’s external debt will rise to 39.6% of GDP in the current fiscal year, compared to 37.3% in the previous fiscal year. The IMF has lowered its forecast for the growth of…

Shrinking in Egypt: Layoffs and work reduction in Egyptian companies

Bloomberg has said that Egyptian companies are reducing production and staff numbers due to the devaluation of the local currency, which the government was forced to do to conclude a deal with the International Monetary Fund. S&P Global economist David…

Massive violations of media freedom in Egypt in 2022

The Arab Observatory for Media Freedom has noted the continuous detention of journalists and the shutdown of news websites in a recent report on media freedom in Egypt in 2022. Sixty-three journalists were detained in 2022, while more than 600…

After bribes for the security services: Parliamentary seats are inherited in Egypt

A few days ago, a beautiful unknown young lady stood under the dome of the Egyptian Parliament to take the constitutional oath as a representative of the people for the North, Central and South Upper Egypt constituencies. She is Raghda…

Egyptian Air Force orders 12 Boeing helicopters worth $426 million

On Tuesday, Boeing said the Egyptian Air Force had purchased 12 Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters in a $426 million deal. The aircraft will be delivered starting in 2026. Last May, the aircraft industry company sold as many as 23 Boeing…

Qatar’s Kuwari Group to acquire Ramses Hilton Hotel in Egypt

Asharq Business has reported that the Qatari Al-Kuwari International Group submitted an offer to the Arab International Company for Hotels and Tourism (AICHT) to buy the famous Ramses Hilton Hotel in Cairo for $ 320 million. Last March, Qatar agreed…

PMI at 47.2: Non-oil private sector in Egypt continues to contract

Under the pressure of inflation, the weakness of the local currency, and the continued restrictions on imports, the activity of the non-oil private sector in Egypt continued to contract, recording 47.2 points last December, to remain below the 50-point level…

The Minister of supplies was used as a parliamentary scapegoat for the governmental performance

In a 6-hour lengthy parliamentary session, 63 briefing requests and 12 interpellations were filed against the Minister of supplies and domestic trade, Ali Moselhi, last Tuesday. Several deputies attacked the veteran minister over the hiking prices of essential food commodities…

Following the new undeclared devaluation of the Egyptian pound, the US dollar hit 26.45 pounds

Wednesday, the Egyptian pound’s exchange rate dropped against the US dollar. That US dollar price was 26.45 pounds, up from 24.75 pounds a day ago. The new devaluation of the pound was accompanied by releasing new one-year investment securities with…

Central Bank of Egypt sells $850 million dollar-denominated treasury bills

On Tuesday, the Central Bank of Egypt sold $850 million dollar-denominated treasury bills. The treasury bills’ interest increased to 4.64-4.651%, compared to 4.59-4.6% in the last similar offering last December. According to financial analysts, the interest rate increase is slight…