No GERD situation will be imposed on Egypt: minister

Egyptian diplomatic sources said that there is ongoing contacts between Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa to set a date for the next meeting of the committee, which includes foreign, and irrigation ministers, and heads of intelligence services in the three countries, to discuss the issue"...

Egypt's parliament moves forward on anti-cybercrime law

Nidal al-Said, chairman of parliament's Communications and Information Technology Committee, announced on April 16 that the committee approved a 45-article draft law submitted by the government to combat cybercrime. He told the press that the committee is now working on preparing a report on the bill to submit to parliamentary speaker Ali Abdel Aal for adoption. The committee finished discussing all articles of the draft law in less than a month and a half, as it held its first meeting on March 5 in the presence of representatives of 19 ministries, including the ministries of Defense, Interior, Telecommunications and Information Technology.......

$2.5 bn worth of trade between Egypt, France in 2016/17

Trade between Egypt and France reached a value of $2.5 billion in the fiscal year 2016/17, announced the manager of Business France Office in Egypt, Ludovic Prevest.

Prevest declared he expected the trade exchange"...

Ethiopia, Sudan ignore Egypt’s call for resuming Grand Renaissance Dam talks

Ethiopia and Sudan have ignored an Egyptian invitation for a meeting this week in Cairo to resume discussions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Last week, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, invited"...

Egypt committed to economic reform and would increase taxes: MInister

Egypt’s Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy continued his activity in the US capital Washington, where he participated in some important meetings on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).

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Egypt buys 190,000 tonnes of locally-produced wheat - ministry

Egypt, the world's largest buyer of wheat, has purchased 190,000 tonnes of locally-produced wh eatsince the season began last week, state news agency MENA reported, citing the Supply Ministry.

The government said last year it would buy wheat from local farmers at global"...

EU, Egypt to sign new strategic partnership on energy

Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete will be in Egypt on 22-24 April for a high-level visit with government officials and energy stakeholders.

On behalf of the Commission he will sign a Memorandum"...

IMF, Egypt to host inclusive growth, job creation conference

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Government of Egypt will co-host a 'high-level' conference in Cairo on May 5-6 on 'promoting higher economic growth and job creation in Egypt,' said a statement from the IMF Friday.
'The"...

Spotlight: China-Egypt cooperation fruitful, lifting bilateral ties to new height

The China-Egypt cooperation, which is fruitful and beneficial to both peoples, has lifted the bilateral political and economic ties to a new height, Chinese and Egyptian officials have said.

At the opening ceremony"...

Egypt’s economic growth to reach 5.2% in 2018: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects economic growth in Egypt to reach 5.2 percent in 2018 and 5.5 percent in 2019, according to its new World Economic Outlook report.

The report moreover forecasts growth"...